The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1897-08-25
Buy your ice at Higgins market.

Orange blossoms will soon bloom
-rnear Manning. This is no dream.
There will be preaching in Manning
Presbyterian church next Sunday at
II o'clock.
When you come to the campaign meet
: ing on the 9th, don't forget to bring your
subscription to HE TINES with you.
Rev. 8. 3. Watson is conducting a
protracted meeting at st. Paul
church.
There will be bali game here be-
tween Manning and Black River at
4o'clock Friday afternoon.
New crop turnip seed for sale. R. B.
Loryea. the druggist.
Comptroller General James Nor
ton came to Manning yesterday ID
X the interest of his Congressional con-
test.
Miss Blanche Billups, of Summer
ton, returned home yesterday, after
a pleasant visit here of about ten
days.
g. Vertical, Spencerian and typewriting
taught ID the Manning Academy.
About thirty persons were bap-
z tized at the Baptist church last Sun
saav night, the result of the protract-
Jed meeting.
Manning has more goods now than
she has ever had and they will have
5 to be sold. Everybody should come
pto this market.
Ices. Shakes and Coca-Cola and Sodas at
Brockintons-
Mr.. S. A. Rigby has returned from
the Northern markets and his force
OF clerks are busy opening up and
shelving goods.
: A mule brought to town last Mon
day by Mr.. Beauregard Davis was
found dead on Church street early
yesterday morning.
Attention. Baseball Clubs! Full line Of
Baseballs and Bats at R. B. Loryea's.
This is one election that very little
of the talking is being done by the
people. They will do the voting and
can be counted upon as voting right.
seTell my friends in Clarendon that
I thank God my health is fast coming
back to me- is a message John L.
= MeLaurin sends in a letter to our
readers.
Ice for sale at higgins market.
We caution John McLaurin's
friends to watch out for the campaign
y liar; aM kinds of tales are being man
ufactured to drive votes away from
McLaurin.
A vote cast for J. E. Ellerbe for
Congress will be cast for . good,
pure, upright and able man, ana we
saw this without disparagement to
his opponents.
Go to Brockiuton's for whatever you
y want.
y Mr.. Moses Levi has retur ned home
from, his extended trip in the North
and West. and he seems much i'm
nroyed in health. Now look out for
~fhe business buzz to begin.
Watch out for campaign tricks. 1t
has been found out that on the day
( of election report is to be sprung
that MeLaurin is dead. Of course
The people will not be fooled with 1t.
= Mrs. N. N. David's school for boys and
girls viii open September 6. Terms' 81 per
month.
The tricks OF political manipulators
are past finding out, and the best
thing the people can do is to listen to
none of them, and cast their votes
dictated to them by their own con-
sciences.
A letter received from McLaurin
saws. he is getting better and is an
yious to be at the Manning meeting.
His physician, however, forbids his
:. leaving home until he has fully re-
covered his strength.
Fresh surnip seed, all kinds. +. B. Lor-
yea, the druggist.
Last Saturday negro charged
with burning a tenant house on the
night of December 10, belonging to
Mr' +. S. Barwick, near Packsville,
was placed in jail, committed by
Magistrate Richbourg.
We would suggest to our farmers
- not to have their cotton ginned wh3ie
il is damp. Several bales brought to
town were considerably injured by
being ginned in q damp condition.
Giu-cut cotton will not bring as much
as cotton Of an inferior grade, and
what is made in weight is more than
lost by the fibre being cut.
The Manning Academy opens Monday
senteuber 6. Major Mclean and Mrs.
Alsbrook are teachers Of experience and
win use all modern devices to advance pu-
nils. Four grades Tuition, 81, 81, S3 and
81. according to grade
We desire reports from the voting
precincts as soon after the election
az nossible. Wherever there is a
telegraph station We hope some
friend will send US the news. II you
can reach US by mail by Wednesday
morning we will consider it favor.
Please give this matter your atten-
- tion. as we want TO give our patrons
the news in Wednesdays issue.
Get cool at Brockintons.
: Died in SARDINIA, old ''Maum' Fan
nv Burgess, the wife af Sharper Bur
cess. aged 81 years. They lived to-
Sether as man and wife go years. She
s~Was noted as a faithful nurse and
served the Sardinia and Salem sec.
tion for about fifty years, respected
and esteemed by both white and
black. Her husband is now living
and is S6 years old.
- For Rent-Cotage at Sc; also rooms IN
the Nettles House. Apply to
Mrs. Z. G. ALsBRook.
When this election is over the diff
ferences of opinion will cease and
there will be no heart burnings. In
: our Judgment, Ellerbe is the choice
of Clarendon for Congress; some OF
our friends differ with US ana It IS
Sheir right to do so. We base our be-
lief upon what we hear the people
saw and when the vote is polled and
- a4ad we confidently believe II