The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-07-12

The young ladies Of class No. / of the
Methodist Sunday school. assisted by thel'
| friends Of other denominations. will give an
entertainment at the Institute Hall, Tues
day evening, July 25 The program viii
consist of music, songs, rectations etc
Admission, % cents for adults; 10 cents loI
children. The proceeds to 90 to the E?
worth Orphanage.
! ! unique and novel entertainment vii
| be given in the new tobacco warehouse. Il
is Cake Walk" with all the newest rag
time" music. The projectors CT this scheme
will exert themselves to make the affair an
enjoyable one, and after the "Cake Walk
there will be dancing. y first class band
has been secured for the occasion. Read
the advertisement in another column.
Spartan nbu-g jury convicted wealthy
merchant Of mauslaughter and Judge Gary
sentenced him TO ten years n the penI,en-
:iary. The party convicted was Mr.. John
Stuckey, who shot and killed his former
bookkeeper in q dispute about settle
ment Mr Stuckey has relatives in this
county. An appeal WAS taken 70 the 81
preme court and the prisoner was admitted
to bal! in the sum OF 5000.
While the clouds were gathering thick
and black last Saturday afternoon few
minutes before the welcomed rain, and
everybody was scampering off Of The streets
to save their dry jackets, our old weather
and political prophet gazed upwards and to-
wards the agitated and heetiug clouds and
wheu fash of lightning blinded his gaze
and big drops of water from above struck
HIM on the nose, followed by low, rum
bling crowl from overhead, be chuc6ied
ont 'Hogg of Texas rammed Billy BRYAN
down Tammany's throat and l predic:
rain for this afternoon, so boys, hoist your
umbrellas" and the rain came sure enough.
Throw away your almanacs and baIometers
when "Old Rocl" is about, if prosnosti-
cation on Bryan and the weather IS what
YOU want.
There WAS very pleasing entertainment
given at the academy building last Thurs
day evening under the direction Of Mrs j.
L. Wilson. 1t vas on the order OF q musl-
cal comedy ard the entire program was
rendered IN an excellent manner. The
music was very fue, especially so was
duet bv Mrs. Wilson aud Miss Maggie
f1uSSluS. lie h' ~ 11t1t, q tNAht'At~
little comedy, Was lendered we'll and all Of
the participants IN the entertainment have
the sharks of this community for an even
ings pleasure. We hope Mrs Wilson, who
gives evidence OF an nda2tability for train
ing the young folks, Will get up another
entertainment soon and that IN the num-
bers on the program hervoice Will be heard
mo.e frequent, as i is q rare treat to listen
10 a cultured voice when combined with
natural sweet2cSs.
There aye some sad disappoiutmcnts IN
this world and even those of young and
teader years are not exempt rom the trials
and sigh-prcduciug events. Last Sunday
two couples Of "undergrowth" enjoyed
each others society pretty much the whole
day, the boys hardly taking time to eat
their dinner before they were back with
the girls. There was service III one Of the
churches that night; the girls attended
with elder folks, and when the service was
over and the congregation WIS dispensing
for their homes, up steps one Of the young
sprigs of gallautry, with hat IN hand, and
beaming ewes 10 ask the 'honor OF escort
ing YOU home 70 his utter dismay he
got for reply the sad information that
Mamma says I've seen enough OF you for
one day" His companion asked her COM
panion if he was to be treated likewise, and
for reply got "the cold stare and marble
heart" accompanied with the words, I'm
with her, and of trotted the pair OF palpl-
tating young hearts, swearing vengeance
again st old me0d!esome parents.