The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-22

of Mr.. R. J. Wheeler near Sarolnla
was destroyed by fire.
A negro near Davis Station captured
an eagle weighing is pounds and meas
ured feet across his spread wings.
The News and Courier failed to reach
Manning this morning, and caused
much disappointment to its readers.
Miss May Wilson, after spending sew
eral weeks in Columbia with her cousin,
Mrs. n. G. Gonzales, is at home again.
Mr.. J. S: Evans of Workman has our
thanks for fine bunch OF eschalots and
a bucket of eggs, the latter at l25c per
dozen.
The friends of Mr.: J. II. Lesesne will
be glad to learn that he IS improving.
He has been down at Jordan with his
sister, Mrs. Wilson.
Mr.. T. S. Rogan one of Sumlnerton's
successful merchants was in Manning
last Monday full of hope for Summer
toms commercial future.
The Sandy Grove school will close on
the 24th, INST, with appropriate eXer-
cises. We feel indebted for a kind IN
yitation to be be present.
The Independent cotton oil mill COM
panv will manufacture lard and soap as
well as cotton seed meal. This work
will be done at their refinery IN Char
lesion.
The county chaingang is now at work
on the Fulton road about mile IRON
Paxville. The people of that section
have been anxious to see the supervisor
for long time.
A dark blue Jacket was lost on the
road between Manning and Summer
ton, belonging to Miss S. B. Shepperd
of Summerton, and she will pay re-
ward to the finder.
When you come to court next week,
be sure and pay this Office visit, we
will be pleased to see our readers,
shake hands with them and write as
many receipts as possible.
Rev. J. D. Higgins of Paxville will
attend the Southern Baptist conven-
ton in Savannah which meets on the
1th of next month. Who was 1t tnaG
said preachers do not have gooo time:
There should be big turn out next
SATURDAY. to the meeting of the ''olo
vets The railroads will have reduced
rates to Columbia and the people OF
that city have prepared to give the ola
soldiers a good time.
Mr.. Lionel Stukes, student at the
Charleston Medical college is at home
for his vacation. Mr.. Stukes has taken
a fine stand at the college, and Tor the
past few months held an important
position in St. Francis XAVIER lnhr-
mary.
Yolkless eggs have been discovered
on the farm Of Mr.. J. n. A1cKnight,and
tradition says in the olden time, when a
nest of yolkless eggs was discovered II
was sign of a shortage IN the chlcAen
crop, and made scarce the visits OF
friars.
A few weeks ago we mentioned the
prospect OF new dry goods store IN
this town to be composed OF severas
voune business men. We are informed
that it is now an assured fact. and that
arrangements nave been effected 10
build a mammoth store.
In the Bambere court last week Joe
Davis. the man who killed John B.
King. was convicted OF manslaughter
and sentenced to ten years IN the penl-
tentiary. The man killed by Davis Tor
merlv lived in Manning and was
brother-in-law OF Mr.. J. G. Plowden.
The Manning team of ball tossers
went to PaxvilIe last Saturday and de-
feated the Paxville children by a score
of 40 to s. The Manning boys say, 1t
was very fine game, and that Preacher
Hucoins must have been a boy once
himself, as he made an ideal umpire.
We are told that price of real estate
in Summerton is advancing every oay
SUNDAYS not accepted. There are
some lively business men IN that pro
eressive community, and when the
Roean brick yard begins to turn out
its product, the building boom will be
rushed.
We are requested to announce that
-he survivors of Company ''B, Third
Regiment of ':l6-year-old boys" under
the late Captain W. r. Coskrey meet
with the veterans next Saturday Tor
the purpose of renewing the old Or
oanization, and to arrange to attend
the Confederate reunion at Columbia.
We are informed that there's enough
.ohacco being planted on this side OF
Salem alone. to make Manning sure
tobacco market. and when the Salem
tobacco belt is considered with .gooo
roa6 Facilities to induce it to come here,
there is every reason to belleve tnaI
Manning will be the equal OF any to-
hacco market in the State.
report has reached Manning that
Mr.. W. J. Rawlirson has taken to the
swamp on account OF a pair OF intruders
al his house. We heard Sheriff DAVIS,
who is brother-in-law OF Mr.. RaWlln-
son. say if Mr.. Rawlinson does not show
,,p soon he will organize a posse with a
pack of hounds and go in search OF him.
There is a rag-time song entitled, BIZ
" Baily. Won't You Please Come
Homer" and the Sheriff says the song
should be changed to BILLY Rawllnson,
Won't You Please Come Home"
Mai. Abe Levi and ". E. Jenkinson
have inaugurated very commenable
movement looking to the building OF g
new road from Manning straight to
Sardinia, and they are soliciting sub
scriptions e aid the county to do this
work. The contemplated road will
shorten the distance to the tobacco belt
several miles, and at the same time
avoid the heavy sand section. We
heartily favor the building Of this road,
and feel satisfied that 1t will bring
hack TO the subscribers an increase OF
business. There is no better paving
investment than well bullt stialSht
roads. and we hope the efforts OF MessrS