The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1903-07-22

from Glenn Springs, improved IN
health.
The father OF Prof. W. A. Stuckey
died at his home in Bishopvllle last
Wednesday.
Mrs. NJ. E. Burgess and her neiee
Miss Margie Appel leave tomorrow LOT
Harris Springs.
Mr.. D. Hirschmann has arrived home
from New York, where he has been to
buy his fall stock.
Our country correspondents all went
fishing this week, accounts LOT our noV
hearing from them.
Mr.. English Bodenhamer OF Danvllle,
Va. will be auctioneer at the Peoples
Warehouse this season.
Mr.. J. W. Heriott former .eputy
sheriff has accepted position IN the
store of W. E. JenkinSon.
We are told that Rev. W. ?. Fitch IS
preaching some very hne sermons at the
Baptist church this week.
Mr.. ". F. Lyons of Durham, n. O.,
will represent the American TOBACCO
Company in Manning this year.
Died last Friday night near Foreston
John Holiday, a son OF the late u.
Jud Holladay, aged about y years.
A building and loan association IN
+bis town viii aid materially in provid-
ING homes for people Of small means.
The County Commissioners nave
awarded a contract for painting the
court house to Mr.. C. r. Breedln Tor
1925.
Readers. YOU have no idea how hard
it is to get out readable newspaper
when there is no news and nothing OF
interest to write about.
The friends of Miss Mittie Wood, a
sister of Mrs. W. NJ. Turner OF this
town. will regret to know that she IS
seriously i'll at her home in Union.
oMr A. Loryea with his daughters
Mrs J. E. Barnett and Miss Annie
Torvea. and his son Mr.. I. NJ. Loryea'
left last Monday for Waynesville, n. Z.
Our popular supervisor Of registra-
ton Mr.. c. T. Ridgeway OF toreston
presented us with 2 fine lot OF CABBAGE
and tomatoes, for which he mas our
thanks.
On account of installing a larger dy-
namo at W. S. Harvin's electric hgat
plant, no lights will be turned on tnls
and probably tomorrow evening. ihere'
fore get your lamps well trimmed.
We understand the council intends
to fix up the school building so the chll-
dren Will be able to study IN com10rC,
but the work has not yet begun. we
hope, however, they will not walt un11l
school opens.
On last Friday night a tobacco barn
full OF tobacco, belonging to Mr.. w: l.
Lesesne was destroyed by ire. Loss LOS
about $500, and no insurance. Inc
cause is supposed to be IRON sponta-
neous combustion.
There is a protracted meeting now IN
progress at the Baptist church. a
teachers summer school at the Ins1l-
tute, and several tobacco buyers from
abroad, which gives the town an en-
Evened appearance.
Upwards of $4,000 pounds OF tobacco
was sold here last Monday bringing an
average price of 7 cents. The general
satisfaction expressed by the sellers IS
a GOOD indication that the buyers are
treating the people right.
Miss Minnie Paget left last Sunday
for New York to Join her sister VINO ! IS
still there perfecting herself IN She NIL
linery business and learning the new
fashions so as to be able to give her pa
irons the very latest in the millinery
line.
The case OF r. W. Duckett against
". NJ. Butler for recovery OF lano,
which was appealed to the supreme
Court, was recently decided 10 tayor o.
Butler, who was represented oy hhame
and Davis, and Duckett was represented
by Wilson & DuRant.
We are informed by one Of the
school trustees that the complaint
made by US in these columns relatlne
to the scribblfng on the walls and desks
has had the desired effect. \ man was
employed to 60 at once to the bul!dlng
and scour out the offensive .scrlbbhng'
The county board Of education has
appointed for the special school district
Or. P. NJ. Salley, E. P. Geddings anc
3. P. Broadway as trustees. There
were two petitions for the appointment
of trustees, but the board appointed
had a majority Of names to their petl
tion.
AS an experiment would il not be
wise to have the weeds and grass re-
moved from the sidewalks, so that the
ladies need not have to so out into the
wagon road to save their skirts iron
ruin? We merely ask as it does not eft
feet us, we can wear boots.
It is mean spirit indeed to oppose
ANYTHING that may be proposed by one
who is not personally friendly to US
There are few such contracted Great
ures in this town. and if it were not fol
the dollars they have, there presence
would not have a moments consldera
ton, as it is they have dollars which
gives them tolerance.
A communication came to this office
without any signiture, and found it:
way into the waste basket. We do not
publish any communications which can
not be accompanied by the name of the
writer, and we will not publish any com
nunications which are written for the
purpose of creating disturbance that
S of no interest to the public.