The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-01-09

The Oil Mill is now running day and
night.
Last Friday morning colored man
while waiting for q train at Pinewood
dropped dead in the depot.
Mr.. ]. F. Bradham is making things
look new at the Manning Hotel. where
he has moved, and will conducts hotel
that viii merit the popularity which 1t
is sure to enjoy.
Mr.. Il. f. Stack, of Clarendon has
resigned the office of Magistrate to
which he had been recently elected in
the primary \ new appointment will
be made in few days.
Senator Applet and Mr. Galluchat
left Monday TO be on .le field early
and look out for quarters. and DR..
Woods was already in the city. Maj.
= Richardson left from Clarendon.
Mrs. Maggie Anderson and her
daughter. Miss Mayme OF California, are
visiting the family of Mrs. Anderson S
brother Mr.. F. n. Wilson. Mrs. An.
derson has been aTay from this State
for % years.
y shooting atfray occurred on Tuesday
OF last week near Silver. resulting in a
colored man BY the name of BelSer
being shot by Mr.. J. y. Way: the
cause OF the trouble, we are told was a
dispute over land line.
Solicitor John S. Wilson left yester-
dav for Columbia to assist in the draw
ing ofbills for the legislators. Miss
Lucie Barron. who has been in the
engrosSing department. has been re-
appointed for this session as reward
for her competency and left yesterday
morning also.
Mr.. E. H. Hall. in charge OF the
Academy at Jordan, surprised. his
friends this week when he returned
from spending the holidays at his home
in Fairfield county and brought his
bride with him. He was married on
Saturday last in the governors Office by
Governor AicSweeney. in the presence
of eight or ten witnesses, to Miss Flor
ence Shockley of Spartanburg, where
Mr.. Hall last year graduated from Wot-
ford College.
The Governors message is plain,
practical and business like. showing
the marked Improvement that has been
made in the State during the past year,
and the harmony and good feeling that
prevails among the people. The taxa
bic property OF the State has increased
about two and half million dollars IN
twelve months, and all her institutions
are in prosperous condition. The
Governor makes many sensible recon-
mendatiOns.
In the reorganization of the Senate
on Tuesday Senator Applet was ap-
pointed chairman of the Committee on
Printing. one Of the most Important
commitsees of the whole body. and a
member of the following committees,
several of which are very important:
Education. Engrossed Bills. Medical
Committee, Roads. Bridges and Fer
ries. Military and Railroads, all of
which constitute an exceedingly COM
plimentary recognition Of work and
merit
Dispenser Frank NJ. Player OF Kings
tree has been arrested upon the charge
of malfeaSance and general misconduct
in Office, and waving preliminary was
placed in Jail to await trial. The case
was worked up by special officers de-
tailed by the governor for that pur-
pose. and their report shows that Mr.
PLAYER had lent the States money to
his friends and was guilty OF general
incompetency and misconduct. HIS
shortage will aggregate something like
$500.
S. I. Till has something to say to the
purchasing public this week that Will
interest them. His page advertisement
is worth reading. and proves that he
is doing a thriving business as the re-
suit OF push and energy, being salts
fed with small profits, and a generous
use of printers ink, USED in the rlght
way. 1t will be hard to find a better
stock of dry goods and millinery than
will be seen in the store OF 5. /. I'LL.
and his polite assistants are ready and
eager to serve the trade with despatch
and decOrum.
The dastardlv conduct Of some mis-
creant. at the Baptist church IN this
town on the night of December 3lst;
should be terrified out # possible. and
the culpritS punished TO the fu!I eN-
tent of the law. It IS a shameful out
rape that these nlischievous lmps can
po TO a place where decent people con-
GreGate and ply their devilish schemes.
On the night alluded TO, packages were
stolen from vehicles. and one OF the
scoun6rels was caught, but that IS not
al the damage done, the buggy ana
harness of N1r. Robert J. Alderman
was badly damaged, and IN another
column a reward is offered whlch
should bring the guilty TO justice: see
the reward notice elsewhere puohshea.
Cheerful Yesterdays and confident
tomolrowS" The new century hnds
our house moving confidently on N un-
disturbed prosecution OF the plans ana
purposes of its founders. secure IN the
satisfaction of over q quarter OF q cen
rnrv's good record, cheerfuliy reflect
mo on the past and confident OF the
fufrre. We congratulate our patrons
and wish them one and al a happy and
prosperous New Year, and while we
are wishing, it would be as well to Wlsh
that they would take our advice ana
plant Woods tested and tried Garden
Seed. Woods Silver Skin and Yellow
Danyers Onion Sets. We will receive
in ample time Woods celebrated blsS
Triumph and Early Rose Planting 70.
tatoeS. OF course We carry line OF
D.M. Ferry & Co. 5 and Crossman bros:
Garden Seed, as well as MandevlIle y
Kings superb assortment OF Flower
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