The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-01-14

Hon. J. q. Lesesne left yesterday 1or
Columbia to attend the legislature.
Miss Maud Pack, of Greenyille, is in
Manning visiting Mrs. NJ. E. Walker.
If YOU want anything of D. Hirsch-
mann's store call him up. his phone IS
No. 80.
Chief Justice Henry NlcIver died at
mis- home in Cheraw last Monday, az
the of I6 years.
Miss Annie Wilson OF Rome IS IN
Manning on visit to her brother, so
licitor J. S. Wilson.
The bank at Kingstree made last year
clear profit OF lSS per cent. IhlS IS 8
fine showing for a young bank.
We have heard the sermon preached
bv Rev. A. n. Bcunson last Sunday
night, spoken of in high commenda-
ton.
DR.. John C. Boyd assistant surgeon
general of the navy has been visiting
his brother DR.. I. n. Boyd near Greel-
eyville.
Mr.. ". NJ. Dye, OF the Z. S. mail
service running between Charleston
and Jacksonville was in Manning last
Monday.
News came to Manning Monday
morning of the desperate illness OF Mr..
S. NJ. Nexsen near Davis, and today we
learn his condition is no better.
Don't fail to read Jenkinson's Red
Letter Sale ad., in this issue. He Is
Offering prices to astound the natives,
and to unearth hidden treasure.
Mr.. Walter Johnson has accepted a
position in the store OF Mr.. NJ. hrasnon.
Mr.. johnson is a valuable man III
store and he has friends all over the
county, and they say one IN Georgia.
Manning needs building and loan
association, which will extend its busl-
ness throug ghout the county: IheSe
are the institutions which AID greatly
in aiding to the development OF a COM
munity.
Mr.. Itlv Wilson of Rome in Will
liamsburg county was IN manning ias1
THURSDAY on visit to his brother
Solicitor John S. Wilson. lily is al
ways welcome in Manning where he
used to go to school.
Mr.. Ben q. Harvin has been appoint
ed private secretary to Congressman
elect George S. Legare. This appoint,
ment is merited. Mr.. Harvln worked
faithfully for Mr.. Legare, and besides
he is thoroughly competent man, IN
telligeut and courteous. and always
gentleman.
The store of Robert DuRant, colored,
IN Salem near Hudson's mill was bur-
glarized last Wednesday night, and two
of his fellow citizens Ben Tomhnson
and Baker Rush are now langulshln@
in the county Jail awaiting are lnVes,
tigatior to show cause why they snouIo
not 90 on the changing.
A change of schedule on the A. G. L.
went into effect last Monday, which
only effects the morning train. The
train leaves Charleston $40 a. m. and
arrives in Planning S:43 This necessl-
tates change IN closing the morning
mail at the postohice. The mail leaves
:
the Office now at S:l5 a. n.
The correspondent of the Columbia
State from this place in last Sundays
issue virtually decided the child labor
question, so far as he is concerned,
without waiting to hear the arguments
AGAINST the measure. # all of the
members of the legislature is like this
one. argument and reasoning would be
wasted.
The legislature convened yesterday
and as soon as it begins working we
will try to keep up with it, and give to
our readers each week fair and I'M
partial review OF the work. We shall
also presume to make such suggestions
as seem to US fit, and we shall critlclse
that which we do not approve, always
however in spirit OF fairness.
The legislature met yesterday and
from the published proceedings we IND
the senate has annouced Hon. G. NJ.
Davis on the following committees,
contingent accounts, engrossed bills,
and pricGing of which committee be IS
chairman. The House has not as yet
announcedits committees. Hon. NJ. L.
Smith of Camden was elected Speaker
and Col. T. C. Hamer clerk. The
death of Chief Justice McIver was for
merly announced through a special
message from the Governor, and IN re-
spect to the memory OF the dlst.ngulsh-
ed iurist an adjournment was taken.
Last Monday night large audience
greeted Mr.. Franklin Peake, who came
here under the auspices of the Aka
hest Lyceum. Mr.. Peake labored un-
der severe disadvantages. It was a
very cold night and the management
failed to heat the hall, and from the
back of the stage there was constant
draft of icy air that kept the enter
tainer in a struggle to keep himself
warm, thus compelling the audience TOO,
in a large measure, to get as mucn
warmth for themselves as they could.
Mr.. Peake is a fair story teller, ana a
better elocutionist. His rendition OF
The story Of Damon and Pythlas was
very good. His impersonatlons OF ol1-
ferent characters and back
woods swain-well, the hall was so cold
the audience did not appreciate It.
Puggv's accompaniment to his classic
song recital brought down the house,
and the gentleman from Alcolu kept it
constantly coming down. We sincerely
hope the local management OF the ~
ceum will have more consideration for
the comfort of those who pay their
money to be entertained.
Since our last issue several have ask
ed US about the new bank we referred
to. and we also received a couple OF
letters regarding it, and lest there may
be a misunderstanding, we will state
that we based our comment entirely
upon information furnished US by some
who are endeavoring to start another
bank il this town. So far as we are
concerned we have no complaint
against the present bank, and we are
~ otl anrnn1a1nt than