The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-05

\ sneak thief entered the house OF
Mrs. S. NJ. Wells last Saturday night
and stole ther-from considerable cloth
ing from the room Of her son Mr.. Mitch
Wells. Mr.. Walton Thames occupies
the room with Mr.. Wells and some OF
his clothing was carried away also
On the same night, and in all proba'
bility the same scoundrel made an at
tempt to enter the house OF Mr.. W. T.
Jenkinson but did not succeed.
That business men appreciate a first
class advertising medium is shown by
the fact that many business houses
outside of this town advertise in these
columns. This week we have made a
new contract with DR.. D. O. Rhame OF
Summerton for greatly increase OF
space. DR.. Rhame'S drug store IN
Summerton is fast becoming a pat
ronage-getter from all over the county.
He is thorough business man, attends
strictly to his business, takes great
pride in his profession. We call our
readers attention to DR.. .Rhame's col
unn space and ask them to read what
he saws now. and what he will say N
the future, and remember that full
reliance can be placed in what Dr.
Rhame claims.
On last Sunday afternoon between ;
and i O'Clock. some mischievous scamp
took I'D the mail box in front OF Mr..
W. r. Touchberry'S and carried II
away. The matter has been reported
to the authorities and if the fellow IS
caught he is sure to serve term IN the
United States penitenitiary. The rural
routes are established for the conven-
ience of the people, and not to give
people devilment inclined something TO
play with. Yesterday, the box was
found about 100 yards distant, where 1t
had been hidden in a thicket. The
perpetrators of this offense do not rea-
iize the proposition they will have to
contend with if caught. The govern
ment is no respecter of persons, and 1t
is very Jealous of its mail service:
whenever anyone 1nolests the mail or
anv part of it's makeup, the govern
ment leaves no stone unturned to IN.
fiict punishment. When the taking OF
the Touchberry box was reported TO
this Office a report was immediately
made. and the same course has been
pursued on learning the box has been
recovered.
In last weeks issue Of THE TINES
there appeared a news item with re-
card to the mysterious stealing of cot
ton from the yard of Mr.. Paul Rarvln
at Oakland, and the taking out OF a
search warrant by negro by the name
of Hopkins for house on the premises
of Mr.. .Harvin. This warrant'we are now
informed by Mr.. Harvin was 10 have
been taken out jointly by himself ana
the negro Hopkins, because Mr.. Har-
vim had reasons to suspect negro on
his place, but instead of Hopking tax
ing out the warrant jointly as he was
instructed by Mr. Harvin, he took 1t
out in his own name against Mr.. Har-
vim. and thereby created false i'm
preston. When the officer executed
the warrant Hopkins acknowledged
that he did not intend the search to oe
made against Mr.. Harvin. Since the
search was made MIR. Harvln,s sus-
picions have been confirmed oy
finding that the cotton was solo IN
Sumter and the confession Of Hopkins
and his copartners in the steal. Mr.;
Harvin spent a great deal Of time and
was put to cost to ferret out this mys-
terry, but he did not stop until he ac'7
complished his purpose and secured
pay for the cotton.