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THE MANNING TIMES. Published Every Wednesday. S. A. NETTLES, Enrron AsD Paormi'xon. M. CLINTON GALLUCHAT, ADvErISING AGENT. Terms: Sb scarrox RTE.-One copy, one year, $1.50; one copy, six months, 75 cents; one copy, three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable in advance. Avzxasrso RATEs.-One square, first in sertion. 100; each subsequent insertion, 50 cent. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertise ments. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Coxmascrzos must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No commum - cation of a personal character will be pub lished except as an advertisement. For further information address S. A. NETTLES, Manning, S. C. WEDNESDA\, MARCH 28, 1888. For other locals see third page. Chew Hygeia Tobacco, at Dinkins & Co.'s Drug Store. Next Friday.is Good Friday, and next Sunday, Easter Sunday. The Jewish feast of the Passover began Monday at sunset and will last for one week: Round trip tickets to Charleston next month, during the Floral Fair, will be sold at half price. There has been this - year an un usually large number of fires, and great destruction of property. The 3 C's railroad from Camden to Lancaster has been completed, and trains will be run regularly after April 1st. Married, March 8, by Rev. W C. Gleaton, Mr. T. K. McElveen, of Sa lem, and Miss Mary Cook, of Wil liamsburg. Peterkin'a Book; "'Talks With the Cotton Farmer," 50 cents. For sale at this office. Only a few copies sent us for sale. We are perfectly willing to take stamps in payment of subscription dues, but please send only two cent stamps. We have no use for 5's and 10's. Mrs. Langtry was in Charleston Monday and yesterday. Opinions va ry concerning her, but she &rtainly did not gain many laurels in the City by the Sea. There will be a meeting of the Base Ball Association, at the Grove School, next Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock P. M. All interested in Base Ball are requested to attend. Don't forget that Mr. Gustave Alex ander is a first-class watchmaker and jeweler, and that you can get from nim~ anything in the jewelry line you desire. Sign of the -big clock. Mr. D). M. -Bradham has had his grist mnill put in first-eilass repair, and is running it every day in the week. He asks that he be given a trial, and says that he can give satisfaction. Miss Florie B~Wannamaker, young est daughter of Rev. T. E. Wannamna ker, died at Sumnmerton, March 17th, aged about 18 years. The body was caed to Orangeburg for inter HiES.-M. Kalisky, who sells his goods for cash only, and sells them cheap too, is agent for a large tan nynd isanxiou :obuy all kinds of hides and furs,-otter, mink, coon fox, cow, or horse; also beeswax, tal low, etc. He will pay highest mar ket prices. The river reports have been very irregular, but we think a slight rise in the Santee may be expected. The Congaree is not reported. The Wateree-yesterday was 10 feet 6 inches above low water and stand ing. The Catawba is about low water. Diamond Dyes, all colors, at Din kins & Co.'s. The city council of Charleston is putting in jail such men as refuse to pay the license tax, and are too poor to employ a lawyer and thereby carry their cases to the Supreme court. Every business in the city has been taxed, and there, is great oppo..ition to it. It has always been our opinion that to tax the- ordinary business houses of a place was a very unjust policy. We sympatiyse with those who opposethe payment of the hecense tx. Mrs. Brown. fornmerly with Jordan & Co., of the Ladies' Bazaar, has open ed a millinery and mantaa making establishment in Manning. The peo pie of Clarendon should congratulate themselves upon having at their com mand the services of one so eflcient in this line of lbusiness.-Marlboro Chronicle. Chew Hygeia Tobacco, at Dinkins & Co.'s Drug Store. Improvements Mr. Rigby's new store is nearly -completed. Mr. M. Levi has had a handsome fence put in front of his residence. Mrs. J. A. Burgess is .making ar rangements to enlarge her establish ment. She will add another story to her dwelling for a dressmaking de partment. The colored Presbyterians have commenced to haul the material to build a church. Mr. G. Alexander has the most handsome sign in town. We have been informed that a cer tain white man in the Panola section says he cannot get his paper stopped, and that to do so he fears he will have to buy the printing office ! We do not know whether that man refers to the TiEs or to the Enter-prise, but we do know that if he refers to the Tis, it is wht lly untrue. He has never paid a cent to this office, and he has been getting the TnMs since June 24, 1885. There are two ways of stopping a paper. One is to carry or to send to the office money to pay all dues to date, and request that the paper be stopped. In such cases, we immediately stop the paper, and re spect the man's honesty. The other way is to be owing one, two, three, five,or more dollars, and to write to the publisher, that he wishes the pa per stopped, and not say a word about pay, or tell him in an indefinite way, -i'll pay you next fall," knowing at the tine he doesn't intend doing any such thing if he can avoid it. In such cases we at once stop the paper, and place his name on the "Delin guent List" of subscribers, for fu ture reference. But when a man says he will have to buy the office to get his paper stopped, it takes away our breath. This Panola man, who says he will have to luy the office to get his paper stopped, owes us $4.15 for the Tnms to date, and also owes us $4.05 for the Enterpsise prior to Sep. 1,1886. The TaIMs will visit him no more, except for cash in advance. Now that the people of Clarendon are afforded an opportunity of buy ing their goods cheaper at their county seat than elsewhere, and as Louis Loyns has determined to assist in stopping this thing of ru'nning to Sumter.for goods, it behooves our people to call at the "Big Brick Store" when they come to Manning. Pat ronize the merchants who feel their interest and who have reduced the price of goods lower than ever known before in this section of country. Having just opened up the largest and best selected stock of spring and summer goods ever displayed on the shelves and counters -of "The Big Brick"-the largest establishment of the kind in the county-Louis Loyns will sell you more goods for - a dollar than you have ever bought before. Ladies who live at a distance and who wish to purchase dress goods of any price-or style will do well to send for samples which will be mailed promptly. Fresh goods constantly coming in ad more varieties in dress patterns, fans, hats, bonnets, &c., &c., than ver brought to this market before. At a business meeting of the Man ning Guards held last Friday night, the following officers were elected for the 'ensuing year: Captain, A. Levi; first lieutenant, W. B. Bonham; second, B. A. Johnson; third, P. B. Thames; chaplain, Rev. James Mc Dowell; surgeon, Dr. W. E. Brown; ensign, Win. Trescott; quartermaster, 0. Allen Huggins; first sergeant, L. Appelt; second, I. I. Bagnal; third, J. H. Lesesne; fourth, J. S. Plowden; fifth, F. 0. Richardson; corporals, S. J. Clark,E. 0. Ingram, A. P. Burgess, and B. Dickson; secretary, D. H. Witherspoon; treasurer, J. H. Lesesne. The company expressed themselves in favor of Greenville for the summer encampment. A committee of five was appointed to make arrangements for~a series of entertainments to raise money to defray the expenses of the company at the encampment this summer. The following is a list of the new members elected: C. M: Mason, Mor gan Canty, J. C. China, John Daniels, I. I. Bagnal, W. B. Dickson, and Irvin Plowden. _______ The Pullman ear "Altamaha" passed this place Thursday morning with every window on one side smashed. The car passed through a heavy wind storm somewhere above Columbia which was ths cause of the disaster. Growth or a Big Book. When Webster's Unabridged was first published in one volume, it was a comparatively small book. Some years after, an addition was made of 1500 Pictorial Illustrations. A table of Synonyms, and an Appendix ol New Words that had come into use. A few years later came an entirely new revised edition of larger size, with 3000 Pictorial Illustrations, then, after an interval of a few years, a Bi. ographical Dictionary of nearly 10, 000 Names, and a supplement oi nearly 5000 New Words added, and now there has come a neiv and most valuable adition, A Gazetteer of the World, of over 25,000 Titles. The work is now not only the Dictionary, par excellence, but a Biographical Dictionary, a Gazetteer of the World, and a great manny other good things in its many vninnhle Tables. Salem Sayitngs. BTHI..HEM, -March 2.-Dear Times.: After quite a spell of laziness, I drop you the current news of this vicinity, and will hereafter keep you posted as to the happen ings around about Bethlehem. Messrs. Floyd & Baker have a fine steam grist and saw mill near leulah church, and are furnishing customers with first-class articles in their lne. Mr. J. Furman Cole has recently pur chased the "old Carpenter's mills," repaired the same in first-class order, and is now turning out good meal and grist for his neighbors. He has rented the store on the premises to Mr. J. C. Scurry, who has opened a small general store for the pur chase of crude turpentine. Rev. J. M. Plowden, pastor of Beulah Presbyterian church, has been quite ill, with I am informed, a slight stroke of paralysis, but is much better now and recovering very fast. There has been a great number of Texas ponies and mules sold in this section, and so far have given general satisfaction, barr ing a few kicking spells, when they have to be broken over every Monday morning, but a little pati ence and a stout hickory works wonders in managing them. Our farmers are busy preparing for an other large crop this year. Some have al ready planted corn and are ready to plant the fleecy staple. The Peterkin variety seems the favorite among them. It yields more lint to the seed cotton than any other. I doubt, however, all things being equal,its yielding more to the acreage than the com mon Texas big boll usually planted over here. The fall oats crop is looking well, as also that planted later. If no late freezes occur this spring an abundant crop will be harvested. We hear that candidates are announcing themselves so as to be out soon. Well, the more the merrier; but let it be known, that the candidate that fails to come up like a little man, and hand over his V to the printer for his announcement, need not be surprised at being left out in the cold at the primaries. It is generally conceded over here that the primary plan is the best mode of making county nominations, and the convention plan for st:te officers. Our public roads over here are in very good order, especially the bridges, and the County Commissioners deserve tha thanks of the peopi for their faithful service. So far, in this section, they have the inside track for renomination, and I do not think we could do better than "let them stay." Mr. E. M. Hill, the very efficient teacher of the Oak Grove school, will have an ex hibition of his school at the school house near Byrd's X Roads on the evening of the 20th April next. The public are cordially invited to attend. I am satistied it will be an enjoyable affair. Mr. Hill is very popu ular with his patrons and has a -large, and flourishing school. I have the programme before me but it is rather lengthy, and I defer sending'it to you now, and as I expect to attend the entertainment will send you an account of it then. More anon. |t: |. Fragments frorn Foreston. Fonrs-ros, March 26.-Though the weather has been extremely cold and wet, yet the farming interest of this community is pretty well up. Our acknowledged leader, Maj. C. S. Land, has been planting corn about a week. Mfr; Hudgins's farm, mostly new ground, of which he has cleared dui ring the winter about 75 or 100 acres, will be planted about the 16th of next month. Other smaller farmers are singing the same chorus, "Push along, keep moving." Oats are looking well, though the stand is somewhat broken in places,. caused some say by bad seed, others by the black birds, of which we had clouds about the time of planting. Our merchants also are showing vim. Mr. W. T. P. Sprott was in Charleston last week replenishung his already large spring stock. Mr. Cohen is now in the city for the same purpose, and one of the firm of Land & Mason will go down this week af ter which any article needed by not only a Forrestonian but any other person may be found here. Our drug store, kept by Dr. L. W. Nettles, is as.near perfect as a country drug store ever gets, and that aint the best of it, for its proprietor keeps himself well read on medicines and diseases, so that when one gets sick, he can almost "snatch him as a brand." Everything is quiet here now. There was some little excitement about the town election but that has subsided. The train was laid and the fuse ignited, it burned up and flashed in the pan. "So it ended." We had no preaching in any of the churches yesterday. The Sunday school ran as usual, and the young folks had singing at night. The Masons will hold their regular monthly communication on Tuesday next at 8 o'clock P. M. F. Uncontaminated Clarendon. Sheriff H. H. Lesesne, of Clarendon county, was in the city yesterday. He reports an excellent condition of morals and manners in his county. There are only two prisoners in the jail at present, and they will not be there for' any great length of time. The bad people in Clarendon, accord ing to the sheriff go crazy, and do not commit deeds of violence. But he would not agree to She.tiff Fergu son's proposition to close the jail and open an asylm. -Charle&nn Tbrld. The City of the Sand Hills. FarLTO, March 26.-The dart of Death's "insatiable archer," with unerring aim, has fallen among us. With this visitation and sorrow's dark mantle hovering near, comes the warning admonition -that in the midst of life we are in death ;" that our life's dial may already mark the afternoon, and be gliding rapidly into the shadows of the evening. A few brief years, may be days, of struggle and vicissitude, and our works will be ended, and "Life's fitful dream" be o'er. For us who still linger by the shore of the "shadowy liver," how shall this "dream" be ended? Will a trusting faith in a glorious immortality banish from our dying hour the terrors of death and lift the cloud that we may see the "beckoning hand" urging us on to a final reunion in the home above the clouds and beyond the stars? And will the bereavement of our sorrowing ones be tempered with the as surance that somewhere in the infinite realms of immortality the one they have "lost awhile" has found perfect peace? Some saythis pleasing hope of a life be yond the grave is but a myth. Is it so? "Shall we go hence, and be seen no more?" No; "For we know that if this earthly house of our taoernacle shall fail, we have a building of God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens." S.Oh ! listen man ! A voice within us speaks that startling word, Man, thou shalt never die ! Celestial voices Hymn into our souls: According harps By Angel-fingers touched when the mild stars Of morning sang sogether, sound forth still The song of our immortality." Entered into rest on the 20th inst., Miss Julia - Flud Brailsford, daughter of Mrs. Anna and the late Alex Brailsford. She was a noble, christian lady, who dedicated her saintly life to the Saviour's service. Her life was an exquisite idyl ; a life fra grant with every attribute of christian faith,. charity, and love ; a life in whose memory will ever be offered the sweet incense of praise and love. Death for her possessed no terrors ; she knew that the sunbeams of eternal day had long been glittering through the "Gates Ajar" to guide her to the beau tiful shore where the seraphim's voice was attuned to welcome her with celestial an thems. The sun of her earthly day thus went down in a flood tide of glory, sweet and beautiful, leaving for the loved ones left behind, sorrow's dark night, but blaz ing for her an everlasting day. "And from the heaven of heavens above, God speaketh with bateless breath : 'My angel of perfect love Is the angel men call death."' The funeral services were conducted at St Marks church on Thursday by the Rev. Mr. Kershaw, who paid a fitting and beau tiful tribute to her memory. May the blessed benediction of God's comfort come with sweet assuage to those bleeding hearts yearning for the sound of a voice that is hushed and for the touch of a hand that is stilled. ARGONAUT. Panola News. PisonA, March 23.-How to get news to suit the TIMEs has been a momentous ques tion with this correspondent. Most writers, I see, are brimful of good things every week, and your readers always gets a good paper. Were it not for a few sensations in the shape of law suits our piny woods could not furnish a single dot this week. This section lies so distant froma railroad com munication-so reamote from Summerton I am awfully afraid Messrs. Barkley, Preg nal & Co., are going to pass as by. The only news item is the Holladay sen sation : A. 3. Hollady, plaintiff, against S. P. Hollady, before Trial Justice Mahony, for the seizure and maintenance of four little insignificant pigs. On the 20th of December, 1887, Mr. A. J. Hollady seized these hogs, and penned them. Mr. 'S. P. Holladay gave bond and had them released. An action was brought before the court, by the plaintiff. A jury was empaneled, which rendered a verdict for the plaintiff. A new trial was granted, upon the discovery of new evidence. Col. B. Pressley Barron represented the plaintiff, and B. S. Dinkins, Esq., the defendant. This case has now been tried twice with a verdict both times for the plaintiff. Considerable interest bas been manifested by the friends of each par ty in the trial, as these two men are near relations, who for several years have been seizing each other's stock, for which it seems bad blood has been worked up. The defence in this last trial relied upon the theory that the hogs were seized upon the lands of a tenant, this being the case the landlord had no right to protect his free hold. The plaintiff's attorney showed the reverse, and argued his case upon the law in the premises; that the moment the stock got beyond the owner's premises, they were trespassing. The counsel argued the law with so much force and good common sense that the jury believed him, and I think it is generally believed from various expressions that the verdict of the jury was a proper one. A notice for appeal has been given, on what grounds I know not. Judge Mahony was asked by defendant's counsel to charge the jurors on certain things which he wisely and properly did not do. I think it is the business of a Judge to charge the jurors upon the law in every case; this he did. Panola will soon have another fine resi dence added to her fame. The handsome new residence of Col. J. 0. Brock is about completed. The Colonel is a thorough go ing business man, and is not of the sort to be left behind. Messrs. Ragin and Couflette have up and in successful operation their sew mill. This is an enterprise that has been wanted here for years. They are both young men, and deserve the patronage of the commun ity. In consequence of the sad death of Miss Wannamaker, which occurred at Summer ton, the pastor did not fill his pulpit at Andrew Chapel last Sunday. Mr. Wanna. maker.has the sympathies of his entire congregation in his sore. and sad bereave ment. Our publie schools close this week througout the entire district, having been scccessfully run for five months. Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Dinkins have been visiting, this week, the family of Mr. T. H. Harvin. Orange blossoms have bloomed with all their fragrance at the residence of Mr. Sum ter Louder. Mr. Rolinston and Miss Sum ter Louder were married on Sunday the 18th by Trial Justice Mahony. TOM. Bargains at Moses Levi's. FOR CASH ONLY. Calicoes, 4 to 7 cents per yard. Combination dress patterns, $1 per piece. Bunting, 7c per yard. Cheese cloth, all colors, 61c. Beautiful line of standard suitings, 10c. Colored nainsooks 12jc. Colored nainsooks, linen finish, 18c. Elegant line debeiges, 25c, good value 35c. Ginghams, in great variety, 10 and 15c. Large assortment seersuckers ladies' and gentlemen's wear. Major David B. Anderson was in town for several days during the past week, the guest of Josiah Doa, Esq. The Major is a' candidate for Solici tor, and has considerable backing in his Sumter home and elsewhere. The race promises- to be lively.-George town Times. A Singer sewing machine for sale at this office for eighteen dollars cash. New, improved, and all attachments. Buist's garden seeds, all guaranteed to be fresh, for sale at Dr. Nettles's Drug Store, in Foreston, at two pa pers for five cents. Town Election. NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT an election for Intendant and War dens, for the town of Manning, to serve the term of two years, will be held on the 2nd Monday-being the 9th day, of April 1888. Polls will open at 8 'oclock A. M., and close at 4 o'clock P. M., at Sheriffs office. By order of Town Council. JOHN S. WILSON, Clerk. March 24th 1888. INSURANCE LICENSE, ExEcurrvE DEPARTMENT, OFFIcE OF COMPThOLLEE GENERAL. COLMBIA, S. C., April 1, 1888, I certify, that Mr. P. G. Benbow of Man. ning, Agent of the North Western Mutual Fire Insurance Company, incorporated by the State of Dakota, has complied with the requisitions of the Act of the General As. sembly entitled "An Act to regulate the Agencies of Insurance Companies not in corporated in the State of South Carolina,' and I hereby license the said P. G. Benbow, Agent aforesaid, to take risks and transaci all business of Insurance in this State, in the county of Clarendon, for and in behahl of said Company. J. S. V ERNES, Comptroller General. Expires March 31st, 1889. Talks With the Cotton Farmer. Talks with the cotton farmer. Telling how to select and keep your seed pure How to plant and cultivate. How t< fertilize and what kind to use. Wha kind of land to plant and what to judgi it by. How to sell to the best advan tage. How to destroy worms and how t< do it. Also how he made forty-four bales o cotton with one mule and one ploughman and $1,480 clear profit. Also treats ox other practical farm matters, with no fanc: theory and names nor words that cannot bi understood by the average farmer. Prico fifty cents a copy. Call for the book at th4 Manning TnMzs offee. C. I. Hoyt & Bro. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, - Silverware, etc mir- IRmme A SPECIALY. iiZ Main Street, - - Sumter, S. [BRAZER EASE a BEST IN THE WORLD. from Aimal Oils. gt"GET THE GENUfIE. 70m MS m rDarna amEBArY. - POW ER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the mul titude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. Sold csly in cans. Ronw. Baxnro PowDza Co., 106 Wall St., N. Y. CASH! CASH!! Cms I desire to state to the public that for the CAS, I will sell at such figures as to defy all competition, whether in Charleston, Columbia, Sumter, or any other market in the State. When I am to get the money, and thus to be able immediately to turn this money again into other goods, and again to make another small profit, my customers may feel assured that my profit will be small. Bring me the money, calsh down, and I will surprise you at my low prices. Where goods are charged, even though for a short time, all merchants have to add a small percentage to pay for book keeper, books, possible losses, etc. MOSES LEVI, Manning, & c. MACHINERY FOR SALE! To The Peopleof Clarmm: I am the Agent for the 0.1 ebrated REVOLVING HEAD PRATT GIN, LIDL & Co.'s Engines and Boilers. I am sole agent inthis counliy for the BOSS COTTON PRES. -:0: Corn Mills, Pulley., Shaft ing, etc. am.. All this machinery is diredt from the factory and willibe sold at. the Factory's Lowest Cash Prices. It will be to the advantage of purchasers to esll on me before buying. . Manning, S. C. LandTax. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUD1TOB, MAIssrs, S. C., February 4, 1888, The following act is published in accordance with Section 3: An Act to Allow Upimproved Lantd which have not been on the Tax Books since 1875 to be Listed with out penalty. SrcenoN 1.-Be U enaded by the Senate and House of Brpresentatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That in all eases whene unim proved land which has not been upon the tax books since the fiscal year commencn November 1, 1875, and which are net onth forfeited list, shall at any time before the 1st day of October. 1888, be returned to tg. County Auditor for taxation, the said Audiz4 or be, and he is hereby instructed, toassei the same and to enter it upon the d eisi of the fiscal year commencing oe ir 1, 1887, with the simple taxes of that year. SECnoN 2.-That all such lands as may be returned to the Auditor for taxation be tween the first dyof October. 1888, andthe 1st day of October 1889. shall be assessed and charged with the simple taxes of the two fiscal years commencing, resptie. on the first day of November. 187 and the irst day of November, 1888. SEcrxoN 8.-That as soon aspacibe after the psae of this Act, theCopte Jer Genera is directed to furnish a copy of the same to each Auditor in the State, and the Auditors are required to publish the same in each of their County papers, once a week for three months duning the year 1888, and for the same period of time dur ing the year 1889; and the cost of suc pb lication shall be paid by the CountyTie urer, upon the order of the County Com missioners, out of the ordinary county tax last collected, Approved December 19, 1887. D. J. BBA DRAI, Auaitor Clarendon County.