The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-09-14

Hungarian Court Orchestra, Zznd.
Court convenes in Manning Sep
tember 26th.
Mr.. P. B. Mouzon is ruscicating at
Glenns Springs.
The dispensary will probably change
hands on October lst.
The Jordan school opening takes
place on the 10th inst.
Our cotton market is giving entire
satisfaction so far this season.
Miss Lucie johnson left Monday for
the Greenville Female College.
Clarendon will have about fifteen
students at Clemson this session.
An old lady once said, ''No use to
kick, the ticket done punched"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Mcknight have
returned home from Hendersonville.
Country news is scarce this week on
account of all attention being given to
the primary.
We are glad to hear that Mrs J. D.
Gerald's condition is improving, al
though slowly.
Mai. D. A. Bradham has returned to
the Washington and Lee University to
finish his law course.
Mr.. r. C. Logan, veteran news
paper man died at his home in King
Stree last Monday.
The stores of the Jewish merchants
will be closed next Monday an account
of the Day of Atonement.
Died last Thursday in Foreston. Vir-
einia. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. G.
Land, aged about l3 years.
Capt. S. Y. Barnes OF Foreston was
in Manning last Monday, after having
been quite sick at his home.
Who was it that used punched tick
cts? It was a cute way to learn whether
or not the heeler earned his pay
Mr.. Johnnie Durant has sufficiently
recovered from his illness that he eN-
poets to leave the in6rmary tomorrow.
It is estimated that over one hundred
quarts of whiskey left this town last
Monday for election precincts. Who IS
responsible for this:
Miss Harris of Charleston's. city
hospital passed through Manning last
Saturday enroute for New Zion to at
tend Rev. W. E. Gibbon.
Rev. ". E. Gibbon c. New Zion is
very i'll. The Woodlen Of the World
have employed trained nurse from
Charleston to attend him.
A party of gentlemen from Salem
were here yesterday to go to Charleston
on an excursion, the train did not show
up, and of course no trip for them.
The court house square was enliven-
ed by the presence of friends OF candl-
dates, some, no doubt went off full OF
the spirit of politics and partizanship.
Miss Beulah Williams, who will have
charge of Jenkinson's millinery depart
ment has arrived and will be pleased TO
NIessrs. E. r. Plowden ard E. S. Nc
Intosh are at the infrmary, stricken
with typhoid fever. Mr.. Plowden IS
getting on very nicely, but Mr.. McIn-
tosh IS quite i'll.
There was big scrap last Saturday
night in which one man was cut and
others were badly bunged up. All on
account of politics, and Col. Booze was
largely responsible.
When vouwant paints and oils or any
thing in the house beautifying line,
look up the advertisement OF The Le-
land Moore Paint Company of Charles
Ion. and write to them for prices.
W. Il. Epperson was elected sheriff
of Sumter county, and it begins to look
like J. E. Ellerbe has been elected to
Congress from the 9th, district. Earle
leads Mobley for Railroad Commis-
sioner.
We will urge our merchants to ar
range for space in THE TINES as early
as possible as we wish to enlarge the
PAPER so as to get out some additional
reading matter which will be especial
" of interest to our lady readers. .
Judge Dantzler will preside at the
coming term of court The principal
case this term will be the Youmans
trial, which resulted in a mlstrlal be.
fore. The jury stood II for acquittal
and l for conviction of manslaughter.
The Bank of Clarendon begs to IL.
form its patrons that owing to an IN
crease of business, it is compelled tc
adopt regular banking hours. Conse.
ouently on and after the first day Of
October, the Bank will not be open for
business after ) o'clock p m.
! The farmers should consider well be.
fore they agree to sell or leave their
cotton on deposit. 1t is our opinion that
if the farmers are not in a hurry about
selling their seed out OF their hands
they will profit by waiting until the
competition among the mills gets warm
and active. We have been assured by
the local management that there IS nc
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