The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-06-15

Mr.. S. L. Krasnoff, the furniture
man, left last Saturday to take a course
in emDalming. and will ct the same
time visit the St. Louis exposition. com:
binirg business with pleasure.
The Alderman stock farm at Alcolu
is now under the management OF Mr.
Walker, of Barnwell, a graduate OF
Clemson, who has made dairying and
raising Of stock a special study.
Mai. Abe Levi, while enroute tor st.
Louis was taken suddenly i'll at Colum-
bia, and returned to Sumter where un,
der skillful medical treatment ana
careful nursing he is himself again.
and has continued on his Journey.
Mr.. W. H. Hicklin, uItil recently
manager of the Alderman stock farm
at Alcolu has moved TO NasnV!iIe' Tenn.
Mr.. Hicklin during his residence IN
this county made many warm 1rlends
who wish him success IN his new home.
At meeting of the Independent Oil
company, at Darlington Mr.. c. r.
Sprott was elected resident manager Of
the Manning mill. This being Mr..
Sprott's home, it is but natural that all
Of US are pleased with his being sent
here. but the present manager Mr.. r.
L. Blackman, has given such eminent
satisfaction that we all regret he will
not remain here also.
There was great big game of base
ball last Wednesday evening on the
Institute grounds between "the boys" :"
and a scrub nine made up of lawyers,
preachers and almost any old kind OF
material. ''The boys, won out by a
score of II to p. MIR. Z. NJ. Fuller
umpired the game, and he had our
sympathy, for the kicks came fast and
furious from players and kids.
In this issue appears the card Of
Solicitor John S. Wilson for reelection.
So far no opposition has been announc-
ed, and we do not believe there will be
any. for the reason, it is a recognized
fact that no circuit in South Carolina
has a more conscientious Solicitor,
aud one who performs his duty more
satisfactory. Solicitor Wilson has a
record that he and his constituents can
feel proud OF, and the people appreciate
him as an officer and man.
Last Friday night at the scidder,
near Shiloh, in the timber woods
of the D. W. Alderman s. Sons
Company of Alcolu, MIR. Forrest
Collins, the engineer became involved
in difficulty with Lawrence Thompson
negro hand, and after some words
Thompson advanced upon him with a
cant hook whereupon Collins shot him.
THOMPSON was taken to Alcolu and
died in a few hours. Coroner Smith
was notified Saturday afternoon and he
went to Alcolu and held the inquest.
Mr.. Collins surrendered himself to the
sheriff of Sumter.
4 few days ago we inquired Of Mr..
". E. Jenkinson the prospect for Man
ning's tobacco market this season, and
he informed US that while the acreage
planted will not be as large he is salts
fed prices will make up the deficiency,
and that the Peoples Warehouse in
which he is interested will exert every
effort to secure such prices as will in
duce the tobacco growers to continue
their patronage to his warehouse. He
said, last year, Notwithstanding low
prices for low grades the Peoples
management was so satisfactory that
the house handled very large guam
tity, and the prices were as high as the
highest of any market in the tobacco
belt. MIR. Jenkinson is not at all dis
couraged by the small area planted,
and those who bring their tobacco to
the Peoples Warehouse will have
every advantage of the best prices and
good attention.
Sheriff Scarborough of Sumter came
here yesterday with Mr.. Forest Collins
in MS custody, who had surrendered to
him last Saturday for the killing OF
Lawrence Thompson, colored, Capt
Charlie Collins brother of Mr.. Forest
Collins was also of the party. Hon. NJ.
L. Smith of Camden, speaker OF the
House of Representatives, who has
been retained with Capt. W. c. Davis
TO defend Collins met the party here
and after conference, it was decided
that under special statute, where a
shooting takes place in one county and
the death in another, as was this case,
the defendant may be tried IN either
county, and as Clarendon is Collins
home, and the county where the in
Quest was held, the trial will be had
here. Sheriff Scarborough turned his
charge over to the sheriff OF Clarendon