The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-08-05

Died on the 24th. of July near Tur-
beyille Mr.. D. Nelson Gamble, ageo
about 80 years.
Miss Claude Wright OF Alabama IS in
Manning on q visit to her sister, Mrs.
A. C. Bradham.
Mr.. Willie Montgomery Of Honea-
path has accepted a position in the
Store Of S. a. Rig5y.
There is objection being raised to
the town councils purpose to place elec-
trio lights in Dogtown.
Rev. C. r. Whitaker and family OF
Turbeville LETT last night for Hender-
son, S. c.. to visit relatives.
Mr.. Robert J. Burgess OF Mouzons
has accepted position Of salesman at
Jenkinson's dry goods store.
Misses Mayme and Louie Harvin
have returned home from a visit TO Mrs.
w. A. Avant at SCmmerton.
Mrs. NJ. E. Burgess and Miss Marg!e
Annelt returned home from Harris
Springs last Thursday evening.
The tobacco barn OF Mr.. A. T. Bud
din near Sardinia filed with TOBACCO
was DESTROYED by fire on the 25ro OF
July.
The Shaluhv brothers have opened
IN store at Summerton, and are Wen
pleased with the reception they nave
received.
Prof, Shoemaker and wife returned
10 Manning Yesterday after a two
weeks visit to their parents IN Llt5le
Rock, Ark.
Within the past few days there have
been several persons from other coun-
ties prospecting for farming lanos ID
this county.
Mrs Ada Williams OF Yorkville IS
in Manning visiting Mrs. 2. Thames
Mrs. Williams was Miss Cauthen, ana
attended school in Manning.
Nr.H. T. Avant Summerton's big
merchant passed through Manning lasI
Thursday evening on his way nome
from the northern markets.
4 colored excursion from Sumter hit
this town last Thursday, and de lac1es
and oemmen'' from the neighoorlng
CITY seemed to enjoy their stay.
Mr.. Joel E. Brunson OF klngstree IS
installing a large lumber plant at
Rrewington which will be conven-
ience to that section OF the county.
Professor r. NJ. Davis of the South
Carolina College will deliver an address
in institute hail next Friday evening.
There should be large attendance.
Died in Columbia last Friday Mr. Z.
wesley Weeks, formerly OF this coun-
tv The funeral took place at Calvary
church, near Pinewood Saturday after
noon.
There will be preaching in the Pres-
bvterian church on next Sunday. Inc
conorecation is endeavoring to nave
the church supplied while the pulpit Is
vacant.
The date for holding the examination
for the citadel scholarships is yet to be
fixed by the State superintendent OF
E6rcation Martin We were unoer
the impression it had been fixed.
The board OF health should lnvestl-
oate the effect of the water lying aoouV
the artesian wells. and ascertain II IL IS
necessary to have the town to proVloe
the means to carry this water away.>
4 party from this place composed OF
Or. and Mrs. W. E. Brown, Mrs. Z: l..
dickson, Mrs. S. J. Bowman, Miss Ene
Wells and W. r. Sprott OF Jordan le1t
for Glenn Springs yesterday morning.
Miss Beulah Dinkins after spending
her vacation in williamsburg county
has returned to Manning and IS again
in Jenkiuson's millinery department
where she is ready to serve her laoy
friends with articles from S. l.! to z.
@. Il.
Married by Rev. G. r. Whitaker at
Turbeville on the 18th, OF July at the
residence of the brides parents Mr..
n. Pope and Miss Matte Thlgpen
a daughter of Mr.. Robert Thigpen; on
wednesday reception was gwen at
the groon's home.
A number of young men from this
town went to Summerton to play Da1I
last Wednesday. but they didn't play,
the Summerton boys did play however,
and sent the Meaningless back home
with the admonition to practice with
the ''undergrowths."
Read the notice to farmers in another
column: it means sincere effort 10 er-
oanize for protection. Farmers, at
fend this meeting and ii you organize,
other sections will follow, and IN snort
order the entire cotton belt Will De ID
shape to demand justice.
Besides awarding the contract TOR
painting the court to Mr.. e. <. breeGln
for s425 the Commissioners have also
awarded to Contractor McRoy, con,
tract for repairing the plastering and
some other work for 1925, making q
total of $3.50 for court house work.
4 gentleman from the Fork section
was in town last Friday and told US,
that the bridges on Black river cause
way are in a dangerous condition. we
hope our supervisor will look after TINS
at once, as very lmpOcudnG pait oA LHe
trade coming to Manning must come
from that direction.
Mr.. \. S. Alderman of Florence, was
married to Miss Maggie Bradham last
Sunday afternoon at $50 O'Clock, at the
residence of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. W. Bradham, on Harvin
street. Rev. C. c. Brown, D. D.. was
the officiating lninister.-Sumter Her,
aid, August lst, 1903.
There will be held an examination
in the court house Friday August 2lst
for scholarship in the South Carolina
college. This scholarship means free
t,iition and $40 in cash to help detraL