The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-08


Fare. 10 cents each way.
Paper delayed this week on account
of the engine breaking down.
The town tax books are now. open 1or
the collection of the municipal tax.
Rev. J. O. Cough will preach at Pax
vile Baptist church next Friday nlght.
Public invited.
The serial story now running in this
newspaper is said to be very hne oy
competent critics.
Died last Saturday and on last Mon
day the twin infants Of Mr.. and MIS-. II.
J. Aycock OF Davis.
Mr.. Thomas Nimmer has moved into
the new house just hnlsnea On Ine
street running by the Hotel Central
Died in Charleston last Monday eve
ming. NJ. A. Barron Holmes, well known
TO the business element OF this county.
The foundling at Mr.. J. n. Riggs
honse mention Of which was made last
week. is now with it's natural mother.
The county treasurer will open his
hooks October is. We advise every
body to pay up early while money IS
easy.
Parties desiring to write letters to
people living on the rural route must
afix two cent stamp. These letters
cannot be treated as drop letters.
Died suddenly. after an illness OF
about thirty minutes, on SUNDAY nIsaU
near Paxville Mrs. Hennle WISE, WlIe
ofMr. E. D. Wise, aged ABOUT 70 years.
Il is against the law to sell home
made wine. We mention this because
we hear some people are selling 1t, ana
we know they would not violate the
law knowingly.
Stubbs and Cuttino OF Sumter have
added to their stock OF clothing ano
furnishings fine stock OF shoes, and
we direct your attention to their change
of advertisement in this issue.
The sheriff sold on last Monday at
public outcry small piece Of land 46!
acres about two miles from town, for
1927. Mr.. r. &. Davis was the pur-
chaser; the land joins his place.
Married at the home of the brides
mother this evening in Manning, by
Rev. F. W. Gregg, Mr.. Robert +. Jen-
kinson, and Miss Carrie Legg daugh-
ter of Mrs. S. J. Legg.
The ladies of Paxville will on the
evening OF the 17th inst have hot sup
per in the Paxville Academy. They
promise feast of wit, wisdom and
cooked victuals right hot from the pots
and from the culinary skill of profess
ional cooksters. The public is cordial
" invited, fine time is promised.
Everybody go and aid good cause.
There IS new feed and sales stable
in Manning which bids fair to give our
farmers an opportunity to buy good
stock at reasonable prices. We would
suggest that in looking for horse or {:
mule you visit the establishment, OF
Mess. Cofyl& R Rigby. Their stables
are located on Mill street. The pro
prierors OF this new concern are I. r.
Cofey and Jos. W. Rigby give them
trial.
The Avant's in Summerton are hus-
tiers sure. Read their quoted price
list. it is an eye opener. We hope 1t
will have it's effect on the other mark
cts of the county. The A7ant's are
noted for their energy and stock NOV
inc qualities and the way they throw
defiance into the face OF competltlon Is
proof. They want the people to Ano"
their prices and therefore come square
out in the peoples paper and say so.
Last Saturday night the alarm OF fire
was sounded, and a big blaze lighted up
the skies in the northern portion OF the
town: excitement ran high owing tc
the proximity to big warehouse,
which if it had taken fire would have
been the cause of number OF resi-
6ences being destroyed. The fire was
in wood house on the premises Of Mr.
Il. R. Boyer, which was destroyed Win
considerable fencing. and some s1lgn'
damage to the dwelling.
The editor of The TINES is invited
to attend banquet next month IN the
city of St. Louis, which is to be under
the auspices of the ST. Louis Democrat,
ic club. and which is to be addressed by
several very prominent political think,
ers: At this gathering there IS expec'
ted to be young blood Infused into the
now PROSTATE form of the Democratic
party, and from it is hoped that the
Obstructive ''isms" will be laid aside
We appreciate the invitation very
much, because the letter accompanying
it says some editorials in our paper has
attracted the attention of some mem
bers of the club.
Constable G. F. Jenkinson has dis
turbed the quiet Of the neighborhooe
about couple of miles west OF Man
ming, by pouncing down on Mr.
ssPInch'' Driggers' farm house last
Monday night and seizing therefron
four barrels of homemade wine. Thi:
officer alleges that the wine was being
sold in violation of the dispensary law
and he brought it to Manning and ship
ped it to Columbia. Mr.. Driggers de-
MES selling the wine but that 1t wa:
manufactured for his own use, anc
that all of it did not belong to him
some belonging to other parties, anc
for their own consumption. He also
claims that one of the barrels contain
ed vinegar. attachment proceeding