The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-07-20

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brought in later than Sat
urday noon.
Died last Sunday hight. near Jordan,
Mrs Rachel White, aged about c3 years.
Mr.. j. Harvey Hodge from the Fork
brought the first load Of tobacco to market
this season.
New crop Turuip Seed, all varieties. L.
8. LoIyea, the druggist.
The commercial travellers are tiocking to
Manning to sell to our merchants for tie
fail business.
The County Board Of Commissioners will
meet Saturday, July 23rd, at the Office of
County Supervisor.
Iced drinks of all kinds at Brockinton's
drug store.
Rev. W. II. hodges left yesterday morn
ing for Lynchburg, where he goes to at
tend District Conference.
Miss Pauline Sanders of Sumter, who has
beer visiting Mrs P. 3. Thames, returned
home last Friday.
Woods new crop Turnip Seed just ar
rived. r. 8. Loryea, the druggist.
We hope every member of the County
Executive Committee will attend the meet
ing next Saturday. 1t is important.
The staircases at the cou:t house are sad
" in need Of repair, and if attended to at
once will save large outlay Of money.
Base Balls and Bats, al! prices. +. 3.
Loryea, the druggist.
Our most profound bow is due our friend
W. J. Rawlinson for 30-pound water
melon, the most delicious we have tasted
this season.
Major Abe Levi IS now sojourning on the
delightful Atlantic City beach. We DO not
begrudge him his pleasure, but would like
to swap places with him about now.
A great fight is Oh against heat at Brock
inton's soda tount.
The people Of the county are busy curing
their tobacco and have no time to spare on
candidates unless the candidate Will throw
off his coat and help with the work.
Col. David W. Brailsford, commander Of
Harry Benbow Camp, lett yesterday for At
lanta, to attend and represent his camp at
the grand reunion which takes place ID
that city today.
Big stock Baseballs and Bats. +. B. Lo--
yea, the druggist.
The trends OF DR.. James Mcdowell will
be glad to learn that he IS at home spend
ing some time with his father, and that ne
is rapidly gaining the strength he lost IN
his recent illness.
We sincerely hope Clarendon will send
o strong delegation to the General Assem-
bly this year-men who will devise some
way of decreasing the county taxes II 1t Is
possible to do so.
Play ball! Baseballs and Bats, best quail
ity, lowest prices. L. B. Loryea, the erus-
gist.
Picnics are all the go now and there is
hardly day but some friend extends us an
invitation. Unfortunately 50 far we have
been so situated as to be unable TO accept,
however we hope to arrange things so that
we can later on
Considerable complaint is being made
about telephone wires hanging low on the
public roads and it is suggested the author
ities should require the wires properly put
up or taken down, as after wind storm
they seriously interfere with public travel.
Everybody likes good pecfumery. DR..
Brockintcn has just received full supply
and can please you.
The conduct of the soldiers in Charleston,
according 70 reports, has been very, very
bad; one Of them killed a visiting citizen
named McFeeley from Georgetown. Char
lesion was anxious to get the soldiers and
we guess she is as anxious to get clear OF
them.
AIr. E. D. Brown OF Packsv!lle has &C.
cepted position in the Office OF the Clerk
of Court MIR. Brown IS very attentive to
his business and is courteous to those who
have business in that Office. Clerk Tim
mons has happy faculty in selecting good
assistants.
For Rent-The store now occupied by G.
W. Kendall. Apply Mrs. N. E. Walker.
51-St1
Rev. w. B. Oliver. formerly pastor Of the
First Baptist church OF Wilmington, n c.,
- - q series Of meetings in the Bap-
,s-a aaayga, Manning. next Sunday morn
:e Will be preaching every morn
- vening during the week. The
f2gso.ly 70 invited. J. 0. COUCH.
auditor informs us that the State
not raised the valuation Of prop
elts - lals county. and as the assessed
valuation is considerably lower, it means a
decrease N the State tax for this county of
about Sl,3O0. Now if the representatives.
at the next session will do as we'll as the
Equalization Board and get decrease in
the tax levy for county purposes. the peo-
pie will be much relieved and the cry Of
being tax burdened will stop.
To Rent-September lst, brick store
fronting court house, now occupied by
Max Krasncf Apply to Manning Hard
ware Company lo0~d
One of the most daring teats at robbery
ever attempted in this town happened last
Thursday night at the residence OF Mr.. A.
II Rreedin. The family were all asleep
and some rascal lifted blind on the front
plaza, entered the parlor and from there
passed through all Of the sleeping apart
ments occupied by the ladies, Inc sc0nn-
drel gathered together several articles, but
it so happened that one Of the children
woke up and its cries aroused It's mother.
The thief no doubt thinking his game was
mp, dropped his booty and left without car
rying anything of as can be ascerta.ned.