The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-04-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Thomas Of
Charleston are in Manning visiting
their daughter, Mrs. W. S. Harvin.
MIR. John A. Burgess and family Of
Charleston are in Manning on a avlslt to
their parents Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Stukes.
Do not fail to attend the spring open
ings OF our Manning millinery estao-
lishments. They will all make a tine
display.
Mr.. W. Il. Anderson who has been
for the past season plylng cotton at
Aberdeen, Miss, has returned to his
home in Summerton.
Died at Workman yesterday, Mrs.
Neely Moore, wife of Ellison Moore:
aged about 20 years. Interment took
: place at Midway today.
Died last Wednesday at Foreston
child of Mr.. and Mrs. W. I. +. Sprott,
Rev. A. n. Brunson OF Manning ON
ciated at the burial Thursday.
Pinewood has a lot of 'brace men"
within her borders, and we hope that
Ir10NCSQlp, CudI1VSS el40 cNttN 'OAS-1oS
will be their guide through lie.
Mr.. Clayton Orvin of Monck's Corner
who received his education in Manning
is now a prominent railroad man and
was recently married in Savannah.
Mr.. George C. Logan of Charleston
won the naval cadeuship appointment
from the lst, district. He IS nephew
of Messrs. J. C. and J. S. Plowden OF
this county.
The best physic: Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy to
take: pleasant in effect. For sale by
The z. B. Loryea Drug Store, Isaac
NJ. Loryea, Prop.
Every now and then we can hear OF
Manning being on the route the sea
board Air Line thinks of building to
Charleston, but we would much rather
see bands OF surveyors marking out the
line.
The closing exercises of the Pax
vile academy take place next Friday
evening. There will be medal pre-
sentation, and exercises by the school,
and refreshments will be served after
the entertainment.
We are requested to announce that
pupils in the Levi Memorial institute
wanting second readers, and stepping
stones in literature, can get them next
Saturday, as Supt. Holladay thinks the
supply he ordered will be here by then.
c~->.o., ~ +to NJoo6 TnfIrma-
ry last Monday, Miss Sarah Ellzaoeth
Plowden, aged about y years, grano
daughter OF Mr.. r. L. Logan. Inc
body was brought to Manning and IN
tered in the Manning cemetery yester-
day.
A very alarming dispatch came here
last Monday announcing the serious Ill
ness of Cadet Everett Iseman of the
Citadel, and that an operation for ap-
pendicitis was to be performed Monday
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Iseman Went
down on the first train.
Mr.. NJ. Krasnof has returned from
New York where he has been pur-
chasing his spring stock, and he says
he has the best selections this season
of any he has yet made. His goods are
arriving on every train and already
the store is being crowded.
We received letter from Mr.. W. I.
Wilder from Manila, Philippine Is
lands. in which he states he arrived on
January q after an uneventful voyage:
We are glad to learn that he reached
his adopted home safely and hope ne
will oct rich and come back to stay.
Through the efforts OF Mr.. w. u;
King neat sum of money was raised
in Manning to purchase furniture Tor
the Epvorth orphanage. This lnstltu'
tion has been the recipient of consld-
cradle aid from this town, and we know
of no worthier cause than contributing
To the support of an institution which
is caring for the fatherless. And those
who contribute deserve praise.
Constable T. N. Beard came to Man
ming and lodged in jail on last Satur
,6ay Henry Slngletary, colored. charg
ed with breaking into the house OF Mr.
F. C. Burgess near Workman, anc
stealing therefrom two mats ana thres
pairs OF shoes. The prisoner was com
rnitted by Magistrate IurbeVll!e, Nag
istrate Hobbs has not yet received nj:
commission.
On last Saturday night fire was dis
covered IN the seed house of the Davl:
Oil mill, and it was lmmeolatel!
drenched and put out. The place wa:
vatched until after midnight, and the
watchers seeing no signs OF hre, re
tireI to their beds. About halt pas
TWO Sunday morning the first s!en O.
fire was the roof Of the building 1alllnS
in. The house contained about l0t
tons of seed, some of which can be used
Last week we sent out lot of garder
seed which we received from the gov
ernment through the courtesy OF EX
Senator McLaurin and Congressman
Scarborough, which we hope will orlnse
forth GOOD results. These seed should
have been here six weeks ago, but they
lid not get here until last week or they
would have been sent out sooner. We
had $500 packages containing tive pa
pers to the package, which aggregated
$4,000 papers Of seed.
There will be a Mother Goose" fes
+iral AT the Wilson school house mex
Friday evening. The proceeds are t
90 towards buying patent desks Tor tn
Children. Miss Gordon is the teache
of the Wilson school and had yer.
successful term to such al extent ina
the patrons are supplementing. tn
public school funds with their privat
means in order TO keep the school 60
ing two months longer. We hope tn
festival will be well patronized as tn
cause is worthy one, and we would b
present, but previous engagement
prevents. Miss Gordon and several 0
the ladies in the vicinity are going t.
serve refreshments where the youn!
folks may enjoy themselves treatln'
each other