The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-15
Yours Truly,
". E. JENKINSON.
Mrs. H. 7. Avant, OF Camp Ridge. is Wis
itino Mrs. 0. E. Webber.

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Mrs. H. 7. Avant, OF Camp Ridge. is Wis.
iting Mrs. o. E. Webber.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.. Felix Il.
Chewaing. OF Silver, IS very i'll.
Measles are raging all over the country
and the doctors are reaplpg golden
harvest.
Hon. W. J. Montgomery. Of the Marion
bar. was in town to-day on professional
business.
Thomas & Bradham got in car Of fine
mules and horses to-day. Come ut once
and see them.
Coon suupers are now the go among
the young men stree they cannot enter the
portals OF the Tea Club.
Last Monday there was big arrival Of
6rumuarS into the town. all bent on SELL
ics goods 20 our merchants.
Died last Wednesday at his home near
Jordan M:. James Alsbrook. aged about
Fifty yes-s The deceased leaves widow
and four ahildreR.
Mr. Charles j. E1ps, WHO has been con-
ducsipg Doctor Brock;nton's drug store.
left lnst evening for Walterboro where he
goes to enter the drug business.
Miss Mamie Harvin while assisting in
moving so e furniture yesterday met with
a serious accident which resulted IN her
getting one Of her fingers broken and her
land badly hurt.
You will fnd at the Racket Store lot of
Hamburg and Linen Torchon in very hand
some patterns.
There will be an elaborate church we'd
ding in the Manning Presbyterian church
on the evening of February 9th. The con-
tracing parties will be Dr.. D. D. Sal!ey, of
Edisto, and Miss Nonie Harvin, of this
town.
D. u. Bradham says bring your rice on
and have it hulled now while his huller IS
running in Manning.
The Lloyds Insurance Com pany, repre-
seuted in. this county by Mr.. F. c. Thomas,
has settled tie Are loss of Hon. c. 81. Da-
Wis, whose g;n-hcuse was recently de-
stroyed. Mr.. Davis received check for
s945. The policy was taken out only few
days before the fire.
You can buy J. & P. Coats thread for &c
8 spool or RouSS' cotton for &c, at the
Racket Store or hat for Just little more.
The Legislature is now iu session and
our representatives should be asked to have
tHetown charter so amended that the council
can levy sufficient tax TO cover the run
ming expenses of the town. When the
present charter was made two mill tax
was sufficient, but it is not sufficient now.
If you wan. an early garden plant Woods
Premium Tested garden seed. Z. 3.
Loryea, the druggist
United States Commissioner Norris, of
Sumter, was in town last Monday, and held
.a preliminary examination IN the case OF
Thomas Hardee, co!ored, charged with
perjury. Eardee was committed. We are
Informed that young white nan living
near Manning will also be tried under the
same charge.
Go to the Racket Store for shirt waist
stud buttons, scarf pins, tablets. red and
blue pencils, and birthday cards.
The News and Courier deserves lots Of
praise for the hog industry it has been the
cause of promoting IL this State. There
wss more meat raised in South CaroslGa
last year tasu in any preceding year since
the war auG Many a man WAS induced lu;o
the business by the prizes offered by the
News and Co0risr.
Woods Premium Tested seed are the best
for the South We have the agency for
these seed, Z B. Loryea, the druggist.
We are on:te anxious foS Il good live.
and rewsy correspondent IN every neigh
borhood, and We see 10 reason why such
desire caauot be grati6ed. When we speak
of correspondent, we DO not mean conl-
municatioa occasionally, made up of some
Joke on some one ID the pelghborhood.
News that everybody:ls interested IN, IS
what we want.
Who will take the initiative step towards
bringing the school property out Of debt.
Will our citizens stand by aud see 1t sacrl-
feed, after so much has already been in
vested in it. About the only relief We can
see to get out of the dilemma is to push for
ward and get the graded school. People,
think of it, and do not listen to the croak-
ings of those who are unwilling to be taxed
for the general good. Now is the time to
work rp the graded school.
Curling Irons for the ladies, Needle
Books for the mothers. and Chewing Gum
for the children you'll ind at the R.eket
Store.
We are informed that The Bank of Man
ming, who holds mortgage Oh the Man
ming Collegiate Institute property. has
given the trustees notice that If the said
tnortsased debt is not settled within the
next sixty days. the mortgage will be fore
closed and the property soll. We sincere
ly hope the money will be rniSe3, as It
would be l. misfortune to lose the property.
The Citizens of thls town who are interested
in the education Of their children should
get together and devise some mraus by
which this debt can be paid.
Gar;en seed and onion SITS ut R B.
Loryea's, next door to old stand.
The county bo.r.. of commissioners met
the first Monday n this month and they
granted q petitua TO open new public
road to ron from tie kingstree road to the
Santee road They also decided to open all
the pualc roa,ls to 16 feet wide Doctors
Brown AID Dickson were elected physi-
clans to tee poor house at a salary Of $50.
S. L. Steadhanl was reelected superintend-
ent of.the poor house. Tue board IN &C.
cordanee with section l45l Of the General