The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-11-26

nm. for the passenger trains, and the car VII
also meet the freight trains. Arrangements
have been made with the agent az oepoo 70 Sete
phone when freight trains are approaching
Fare. 10 cents each way.
The scholars OF the Institute will
have public debate this evening.
There will be a marriage in the
Presbyterian church this evening at
o'clock.
We are glad to announce that Mrs:
Pearl Robson, who is so desperately Ill
at McColl, is improving.
The oat crop all over the country Is
coming up beautifully, and the green
swarded fields make pretty sight.
Charleston's gala weel, begins next
Monday. The railroads will have
their usual cheap rates for such oc'
casions.
Mr.. E. S. Mcintosh on yesterday lost
as20 gold certificate while coming trou
Salem. The finder will confer favor
by giving him the money.
We will send the Twice-a-week edl-
tion of the News and Courier and TIE
MANNING TINES for $500 a year.
These two first class newspapers Tor
$500 year.
Mr.. Bradford Singleton of Sumter,
and Miss Lille Ila James OF C!aren'
don, were married by Rev. c. T.
Gresham, at the residence Of the brides
father, Mr.. W. W. James. at 5, p. m,
Nov. 10Th, inst.
A good many farmers in the Fork
section are going to plant wheat, and
they want some of the mills to put IN
boiling machine. The first mill to &C,
commodate them will be the mill BOW
being built on the Coiclough place.
A party of timber prospectors from
Washington, D. c., passed through
Manning yesterday morning, on tneli
wav to the swamps of Santee. They
were accompanied by Mr.. Matthlson
who owns large body of swamp tim
Der, which is looked after by Mr.. Geo.
I. LeSeSne.
Some time during the night of the
18th, small saw mill belonging to Mr.
G. r. Harvin. situated near Paxville
was, Mr.. Harvin thinks set on fire, anc
DESTROYED, together with conslderao ole
lumber. The loss is about $1,000 witt
no Insurance. Mr.. Harvin thinks i
was the work of an incendiary.
Get & free sample of Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets at The
r. B. Loryea drug store. They are
easier to take and more pleasant II
effect than pills. Then their use j:
not followed by constipation as l!
often the case with pills. Regulal
size, Csc, per box.
Last Monday young white man
calling himself Baker, went 70 Mir. "
F. Duke, near Workman, hired K
work, and after supper, he left the tabl'
ahead of the family, stole Mr.. Duke:
gun, went over to neighbor's house
Stole $500 from him, and then went Il
Mr.. John Epps' and stole set OF har
ness. The scamp has skipped.
An alteration on last Monday morn
ing between Hon. J. E. Lesesnne ant
and Professor W. A. Stuckey ha!
furnished a great deal of material foI
gossip, Notwithstanding the affair i
sincerely deplored; both are brave ant
honorable gentlemen, and we arr
pleased to learn that their unfortunablt
differences have been adjusted.
Miss Annie Loryea sent to the New
and Courier a home raised lemon
which. brought forth an editorial ad
vocating the culture Of lemons in thl
country. Miss Loryea's lemon meas
ured l4@ ounces in circumference. w
know OF a young lady in this town wh'
has a small tree bearing quite a mum
Der of these same kind of mammoth
lemons.
AS result of quarrel at hot sup
per Daniel Jones shot and killed jim
Harper Green on Col. Brooks planta
ton last Thursday night. Both ar
negroes, and it seems they had a hgh
and Jones smarting under the resul
of it, went home got his gun, and Will
Green was sitting in a chair in his owl
house, Jones shot him through cracl
in the house and then skipped.
Ben ". Bell Of Davis, who was ar
rested for passing forged check o.
D. J. Chandler in Sumter, was yer.
fortunate in securing compromise
His father Mr.. Manning Bell went t.
Sumter, paid Mr.. Chandler the amour
of the check, costs and all other eS
penses incurred, and Mr.. Chandle
withdrew the complaint and had tn
unfortunate young man released. Be-
passed through here last Saturda
night on his way home
Died at his home near St. Paul tn
night of the 18th, Mr.. Robert +. Tur
ner aged about SO years. The funera
took place at St. Paul the next after
noon, the Summerton lodge OF ire
rnasons particip pating with their rltua
honors. Mr.. Turner was a good cit
zen. a successful farmer, and a Who'll
souled and generous neighbor. Hi
home was always open, and his han
was always free: in his death tha
community loses valuable citizen.
A horse belonging to Mr.. Doc
Ridgewav was stolen last Wednesda
night and Clinton Wise from the Pax
vile section was arrested in Sumte
the next day at Harby's stable b
Policeman Seymour. The arrest wa
made upon telephone information sen
from Manning. Wise claimed to b
Elston Ridgeway, and that the hors
belonged to his father, but when cor
fronted by parties who knew him, b
admitted his identity and confessed tn
crime. He was committed to jail an
aftarrar6s sant tn Manning and lAGo