The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-10-29

D. n. for the passenger Trains @i.C ooa-oan+ .o
Also meet the freight trains Arrangements
have been made with the agent at oepos 10 se!s,
phone when freight trains are appFoacn1Ns
Manning.
Fare. 10 cents each way.
There would be a building boom here
if people could buy lots.
Remember the general election
comes on next Tuesday.
The general election comes on Tues
day 4th day OF November.
Mrs B. Wilson who has been visit
inc in Columbia has returned nome.
About the only busy place in the
court house is the Magistrates once.
There will be a marriage in the
Methodist church tomorrow evening.
Professor Helms of Pine Grove
Academy was in Manning last Iues-
day.
salesday is next Monday and some
good property will be sold by the
sheriff.
Rev. P. B. Wells did not I'll his pull.
pit last Sunday morning on account OF
throat trouble.
Died last Thursday at his him near
Sardinia Mr.. Elliot Mctadoen ageo
about 81 years.
Another brick store will soon be IN
the course of erection on the property
of the Levi estate.
ME-. A. Bultman the sieweler in
Sumter has added to his establishment
a professional oculist and opticlan.
Mr. W. Z. Reaves of Pinewood gave US
some Georgia Bucks" which meas
ures six to the peck and they are nne
eating potatoes.
A son of Rev. R. A. Sublett Of sum
merton passed through Manning Ias1
SATURDAY, night quite sick on his way
home from Furman University.
We have GOOD material in town tor
some fine theatricals, and we hope our
Young people will enliven this winter S
evenings with some entertainments.
There is a great deal OF cotton IN the
fields vet. We know of one farmer on
Santee who estimates his unplckeo
cotton to be over one hundred oales.
There has been a wonderful harvest
of old snakes discovered in the FORK.
one day last week two were killed one
had twenty rattles and the other hao
fifteen.
One of the circus people swapped a
Two dollar bill off on Mr.. J. 4. heels
for twenty, and MIR. Keels followed
the fellow to Charleston and had MIN
arrested.
The town and county tax books ar are
open for the collection OF taxes. Inc
town books close on next Friday, ana
the county books close the last day OF
December.
The program for the summerton
meeting Of Black River Union mas las
been printed and the Secretary Will
have copies at the Santee Assoclatlon
for distribution.
The train which runs by here from
Creston to Charleston three tlmeS
week is great convenience. ana tne
credit for having it put on belongs 70
Mai. Il. B. Richardson.
We have consented to give a column
of our paper to the W. I. &. U; OF FAX,
vile provided the matter reaches this
Office not later than Fridays. we are
compelled to have the copy by then IN
order to insure it being set up.
w. P. Hawkins & Go. are selling
stacks of buggies and wagons. 'Ihey
are getting in lots of them and they
90 off about as fast as they come IN
IF YOU want real good buggy or wagon
do not fail to 60 to their stables.
About three hundred tickets were
sold at this depot to parties going tc
the circus, and some Of them did not
have the money to spare to give to
nice little man we saw at the depot
with a church collection book under
his arm.
Keep YOUR eyes open for a swindler
travelling through the country claim
inp to be represepting Sears Roebuck
& Co. of Chicago. This fellow has
reaped a harvest of dollars Grom un-
suspecting people in various parts OF
the State.
The election boxes are now peady fol
the managers, and they can be obtain
ed from Mr.. S. NJ. Youmans up stairs
: in the court house. The party calling
for the boxes will give Mr.. YoumanS
the number of miles from his home tc
the court house.
The story BLACK Rock now running
in this paper is very pleasing to our
many readers and when this one is con
cluded we have arranged for another
which is even better. If any OF oul
subscribers miss an issue we have few
extra copies on hand.
Who will take the iniative and or
ganize a county building and loan as
sociation? Such an institution is need
ed, and by having it extended through
out the county, enough borrowers car
be had to make it a paying Investment
for those who do not care to borrow.
Notwithstanding the government
report is low, the price of cotton keeps
gradually falling. 1t is hard to advise
what to do about selling. The indica'
tions are, short crop, and be believe
the price must be better later on,
however we would not advise people
to hold.