The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-11-09
A LARGE CROWD.
The Signs Point TO a Big Atten-
dance at the Fair.
THE FALL OF MANILA"
This Presentation Of Itself Will
Be a Great Attraction. Fire
works in Addition Good
Exhibits Already Assured.

State Agricultural and Mechanical
Society, confirms his previous opinion
as to the certainty of a iae attendance
from every part Of South Carolina, at
the fair of the Society, commencing on
Monday the 14th inst Great interest
is shown in this years gathering, and
the county papers especially are calling
attention.to it. The railroad rates are
very low, and the accommodations for
visitors will be all that can be desired.
PANS MANILA.
The great spectacle-Pains Fall Of
Manila-will of course constitute a
leading attraction. The gentlemen in
charge of this feature are already busily
engaged in making the necessary pre-
parations at the fair grounds. In addl-
ton to the presentation Of the battle,
as already noted in this correspondence
there will be grand display Of fire.
works, as follows:
l. Salute of 2 Aeriel guns, fred from
Is inch mortars.
2. Illumination Of the grounds with
powerful colored lights, changing coloc
FIVE times.
3. Ascent Of TWO balloons, carrying
magnesium lights, flooding the entire
neighborhood with dazzling lights,
finishing with string of jewels 100 feet
long, constantly change color as they
float through space; and other pleasing
fireworks.
/. Display Of 80 one and two pound
rockets, containing Paine's famous Man
haitian Beach combinations, and fred
so as to blend the continued varied
tints.
5. Flying Pigeons Of FIRE, crossing
and recrossing the grounds.
6. Two batteries of large Saucissons.
{. Salvo of five fifteen inch bombs,
with latest novelties and effects.
s. Flight of 3 Rockets, containing
twin parachutes.
9. Bayonet Tourbillon or umbrellas
of fire, in ascent and decent.
10. The Star Spangled Banner IN
FIRE.
II. 2 Large Mines of Serpents Of
fire.
I2. Salvo of s Is inch shells, Cou-
leur de Rose, Amethysts and Rubies,
Pearls and Sapphires, Old Gold,
Corise, ETC.
10. Ascent of four pound hanging
chain rockets, first introduced into
Pyrotechny by Paine.
Il. Exhibition Of 2 Batteries Of Va
riegated Stars.
Is. Alladins' Jeweled Tree Of Fire.
Is. 2 Large Deveil-among-the tailors
one of the most amusing pieces in Py-
rotechny.
II. Salvo of q inch she'll, contain
ing all the latest effects, invented by
Paine for the 1898 seasons at ,Manhat-
tan Beach.
IS. Ascent of three pounds Paine's
Chromatic Star Rockets the most ad-
mired of ali recent novelties in FIRE
works.
10. Ascent of three pound rockets,
the Pleia6es or Floating Stars.
90. Ascent of three pound rockets
Opal Showers, Laburnam blossoms and
Evening Stars.
81. Aerial Novelty, Salvo of 8 re-
peating shells. opening red, changing
10 white, finishing blue.
90. Fire Portraits Of Admiral Dewey
General Butler, Lieutenant Hobson,
Admiral Schley, General Wheeler,
Lieutenant Victor Blue, etc.
%. Explosion Of Two immense crack
er mines.
"a Salvo of "a inch bombs, liquid
FIRE, Comotic Rain, Alladin's Jewels,
etc.
25. Display of Paine's Aerial Nov
elites.
26. The Hanging Gardens.
q. The Great Bear.
%. Peacock's Plumes.
80. National Streamer.
30. Magnesium star.
81. Electric Star.
32. Design in Fire-Peace with
Honor, won by American Valor.
SO. Batteries Of two large Colored
Saucissons.
"a. Brilliant illumination Of the
Grounds with Ruby Compound,
So. Salvo of Paines celebrated q
inch bombs, Indian Jlggicry, Essence
of Moonlights, etc.
36. Flight Of pound rockets, with
floating festoons of fire. Paines spe-
ialty and not attempted by any other
Pyrotechnists. Called by Mark Twain
Aerial Sleigh Bells.
81. Beautiful Diamond Dust Screen,
100 feet long.
3S. The Golden Cloud studded with
jewels, produced by the simultaneous
discharge of 9 inch shells.
80. Battery Of Italian Streamers.
10. Battery Of Electric Spreader
Stars.
II. Battery of Paines Chromatic
Candles.
u. Battery of Gold Showers.
43. Salvo Of y inch shells, Painc,s
Manhattan Beach Bombs, shooting
Stars. Cornucopias, etc.
II. Ascent of S pound Congrevt
Rockets, with Cometic. Stars.
Is. The starry flag, produced by
simultaneous discharge of 8 bombs.
IS, Ascent of prismatic whirlwinds.
IL Quintuple Repeating Bombs
turquoise, emeralds, rubies, Amethysts,
Pearls. etc. All 1898 Novelties.
IS. Mother Of Thousands. The 1895
Bomb.
70. Fight between the Spanish Flag
ship Maria Teresa, and the e. S. S
Brooklyn; the Blowing up Of the Maine
the sinkingof the Merrimac.
50. Magnificent Aerial Bouquet
produced by simultaneous discharge o
100 large colored rockets.
81. The famous Reproduction Of tn
Battle of Manila Bay, between tn
Spanish and American Fleets, tn
greatest fireworks spectacle ever pre-