The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-12-03

W. E. JENKINSON.
Pay no attention to Farm and Home
duns.
Miss Rosa Barnett of Sumter is visit
ing Miss Annie Loryea.
Died in Manning last stSaturday Edgar
johnson, aged about Is years.
The Workman school house was de-
stroyed by fire last Thursday night.
The evening train from Columbia
arrives here FIVE minutes earlier 1:O2.
The State Baptist Convention con
vened in Greenville last Monday night.
The executors of the Levi estate have
begun the erection Of another orlck
store.
Last Saturday was field day among
our merchants, all OF them sold piles OF
goods.
The finest lot of horses and mules
ever seen in this town are.now on TINS
market.
The list of marriages has not yet been
completed. There will be several this
month.
Died last Monday. Miss Julia Beard,
at her home near New Zion, aged
about so years
Rev. P. B. Wells left yesterday for
Newberry where he went to attend the
.anual conference.
Died on last Wednesday Inez Elem
ming, daughter of Mr.. +. 5. Flem-
ming of New Zion.
Miss Gertrude Gee one Of the teach,
ers in the Institute has resigned anu
gone to her home.
Misses Olivia Ingram, Blanche De-
Iorme and Pauline Sanders OF Sumter
spent Thanksgiving day in Manning.
The children of the town had a very
pleasant party last Thursday evening
at the residence Of Mr.. D. NJ. Braoham.
It is with pleasure that we announce
the rapid Improvement OF Mrs. Pearl
Robson who was so very Ill at Mccall.
The medal for the Paxville school
has arrived, and will be presented
whenever the trustees are READY lor
the occasion.
Last Monday was salesday and the
sheriff had no sales to make. Ihls IS
good sign of the peoples financial con-
,dition.
Read Mouzons' advertisement in this
issue. Mouzop carries a nice line OF
fancy groceries and he IS striving nara
to please his trade.
Rev. J. W. Easley pastor OF the Eoe-
neza Baptist church, colored, requests
us to invite all OF the white denoml-
nations to the mortgage burning on
next Saturday.
Early Yesterday morning the resi-
dence of Mai. r. r. Briggs at Sum
merton was destroyed by FIRE. We
understand that there is some insurance
but not enough to cover the loss.
The merchants of this town are get
TING in some very handsome Christ
mas goods, and al are vieing with each
other endeayoring to induce Santa
Claus to their store his headquarters.
Safe crackers are about il the coun-
try. and we would advise our country
merchants to keep as little money in
their safes as possible, and not leave
their places of business unprotected at
night.
ssBob" Horton was in the barber shop
the other night and had his hair cut,
but denies having had his hair cut tc
oct married. He says the fellow that's
to be married is kin to him and lives at
Jordan.
Cadet Miles P. McSweeney a son Of
Governor McSweeney after spending q
few davs with the family of Mr.. S. W.
Mcintosh was in town yesterday on MS
way back to Sumter where he IS attend
ing school.
At the Moses Levi Memorial Institute
last Wednesday evening the Juvenile
literary society gave very pretty anc
entertainment exhibition. Their pro,
gram was nicely carried out, and a.!
Who participated deserve credit.
We notice among those spoken OF fol
the United States Marshalship is Mr..
J. W. johnson of Marion at one time
resident of the town of Manning. Mr.
johnson is son of the late Chancellor
johnson, and is classed as gold Demo
crat.
The mail route from Alcolu was re
ported unfavorable by the rural route
inspector. We are informed that an
other route will be mapped out, and we
hope it will succeed, because the peo'
pie in that section need a rural route
system badly.
AGAIN we urge our county officers tc
take hold of the new Salem road so as
to put it in first class order before the
next tobacco season opens. The farm
ers are going to plant tobacco eXten
sivelv next year, and we want the
roads leading to thit town IN apple pie
order.
Mr.. ". Thompson Wilder after
spending several days here with rela'
tiyes and friends, left yesterday 1ol
Sumter to visit relatives. and IRON
there he goes to Greenville to see his
e;e+a,, Mrs DR. w s Pack and then