The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-08

Mrs. Acne BLACK OF OOIumOla, Is III
Manning on a visit to her parents Mr..
and Mrs. J. P. Strange.
BOYS, get to your books and take ad-
vantage of the opportunity now offered
for Citadel scholarship.
We are glad to learn that the council
will put the Institute in thorough order
before the school reopens.
Died Yesterday, Mr.. Joe Harrington,
at the home of his brother, Mr.. W. F.
Harrington. near Manning.
Major Abe Levi and family left last
Monday for Atlantic City, noted sum-
mer resort on the Jersey coast.
Rev. NJ. a. Connors will preach at
Fellowship next Sunday at o'clock
p. N. Public cordially invited.
CAPTAINS Joseph and John Bates OF
Wateree have been in Manning spend
ing few days with Mr.. J. D. Gerald.
On the 4th inst. a telegraph message
was sent all around the world IN 81
minutes. The world now wears belt
of wire.
There was small size0 confagration
at the Alderman mills d, tA..oolu last
Monday night. but very little damage
was done.
We are informed that Prof. r. Means
Davis of Columbia will be here during
the teachers summer school to deliver
an address.
A basket factory in this town would
be paying Institution. There Is
plenty of material and a fine market for
the product.
If there is anything in what cotton
staticians say, the indications point to
short crop of cotton with the highest
prices in 20 years.
The new bank will be ready for busi-
ness by August lst. It's quarters will
be in the store next door to S. A. Rigby
until it can secure a lot to build upon.
The family OF Mr.. W. c. Chandler
left this morning to live in Sumter, and
their house will be occupied by Mr..
J. S. Plowden, who will take boarders.
Mr.. D. B. Jones OF Davis Station IS
now in Nashville, Tenn, where he has
accepted a position with the Cumber-
land Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany.
The editor of The TINES was called
to Columbia today to attend confer
ence in the Governors Office with re-
gard to providing for an exhibit for the
State at St. Louis.
Mr.. r. Boyd Cole, a recent graduate
of the Citadel, spent last Friday in Man
Ming. Mr.. Cole will engage in business
in Charleston until September, when
he expects to get position IN school
at Rock Hill.
The school trustees met last Satur-
day and elected the following teachers:
Mr.. E. ]. Browne, assistant; Misses
Jessie Mclean, Ida Searboro, Nina
Riser, and postponed the selection OF
the principal until later.
Died last Thursday, Victoria Brock,
an aged negress who had many friends
among the white people. Aunt Tora"
in the days Of slavery belonged to the
late Captain Joseph Stukes. whose chill
dren- were devoted TO her. During her
illness they ministered to her wants
and when she died made full provisions
for her burial.
The State authorities are now inves-
tieating the cherry bounce" and
sscider' man-crazing decoction being
sold in the shops and we look for the
constables to receive orders to seize it
and put it through a process OF des-
truction which it needs as much as any
vile blind tiger whiskey ever sold IN
defiance of law and decency.
There will be great pleasure at Pan
ola on the. llth inst, and it will be sup
piled in big bunches-military parade.
music, dancing, barbecue, ice cream,
cake and lemonade. This will be a
gala occasion, and those who have been
fortunate enough to attend oioW-
OUT at Pamela will appreciate what IS
in store on the llth inst. Inc eo'tor
highly appreciates the imitation TO
share in the joys of Panola's hospitality
\ letter addressed to the Bank OF
Manning was picked up on the streets
and opened, then thrown away The
finder of this letter, whoever 1t was,
violated the law by opening it. The
letter should have been returned to the
postoffice or to the addressee unopened.
How the letter come to be on the street
is mere conjecture: probably 1t tell
from the hands of one of the bank S
employees while going from the othce
with the mail. We are satisfied no one
is tampering with the banks box, but
if they are they will be caught, and it
will mean long term in federal
prison.
Manning very reluctantly parted
with Mr.. E. E. Randall and famil? yes
terday. Mr.. Randall came here from
the north to become superintendent OF
the Manning Hosiery mils and after
being here short while he was so well
pleased with the people that he sent
for his family. Mrs. Randall and heI
little Reba at once won the hearts 0:
their acquaintances. and we had hopec
the Randals had become fixtures, but
for business reasons they decided to &c
to Slatington Pennsylvania. where
Mr.. Randall will have charge OF a large
mill: in conversation with him he eX
pressed an afecvionate feeling for the
people OF Manning, and that he hoped
some day to return. He spoke kindly
of Mr. Harvin the proprietor OF the
mill, also some of the hands. The Ran
.dals leave Manning with the gooc
wishes of all who made their acquaint
ance and during their stay here they
made number of very sincere friends
We sincerely hope some day 70 have