The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-12-21

Wishing all of our many frlenoS d
happy and merry Xmas we are
Very respectfully,
". E. JENKINSON co.
All the stores will be closed on Mon
day 18th instant.
Citadel Cadet Dan Bradham has been
promoted to corporal.
Mr.. William Barron is at home 1or
the holidays, from the Charleston Meo-
ical College.
Mrs. Jno. G. Slaughter left last Mon
day to spend Christmas with her
parents at Mullins.
Mrs. r. E. Wheeler, after a visit to
her sister. Mrs. H. NJ. Minis, lett yes
terdav for her home in New York.
The.young folks are making prepara;,
tions for masquerade party to be hao
at the residence Of Mr.. F. G. Inomas.
The Oil Mill ginnery will be closed
next Saturday and the Monday fo!loW-
inc and account Of the Christmas noll-
days.
TIE TINES editor is victim OF that
awful feeling this week and he IS una
lie to give the usual attention to MS
duties.
Ifvou want to have your eyes opened
wide with astoniShment 60 to RlgDy 5
and get his clerks to show you Wna5
they propose to do between now anu
the first.
We have had several complaints OF
TEE TINES not reaching Paxvllle last
week. The paper left this Office at the
usual time, and the fault lies on the
rail road, and not with US.
The Mutual is the place for rare
bargains Just at this time. on the ISL;
the company viii be reorganlzed,, ana
nom now until then everything IS nam
mered down to the lowest notch.
tits better to give than to receive,
and we hope our friends will think OF
this when they are in a giving humor-
think what pleasure it gives a poor
editor to have things given to h1n.
The party of hunters from this county
that camped near Hell Hole, have re-
turned home, and so far as we know
thev have nothing to show Tor tnelr
trip. It is certain, we haye seen noth-
inc they brought home.
CAPTAIN W. C. Davis has been chosen
Deprtv Grand Master by the Grand
LODGE Of Masors, which convened ID
Charleston last week. This is an ex-
cellent selection, one which will add
materially to the Masonic cause.
Cards are out announcing the coming
marriage in the Methodist church at
Sumnerton, Wednesday evening jan
nary l1th, Of Dr.. Robert S. Beckham,
Jr.. and Miss Inez Brunson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Brunscn.
Married at the residence OF the
brides father, near Manning, Decem-
her 18th. by the Rev. NJ. A. Connors,
Mr. e. Jackson Touchberry, OF Pax
Vile. and Miss Virginia Riggs, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. n. Riggs.
In calling attention to the Peruvian
advertisement in another column we re-
pret to inform our patrons that the
prices of potash and soda has advanced,
and that we cannot sell any more soda
and potash at the figures quoted last
week.
Adam James, after serving a thirty
day sentence on the chain gang Tor the
town. was brought to Manning last
Saturday night to be committed to jail
on a charge of burglary. Arriving at
the jail gate Adam broke loose ana
escaped.
Nv wife was all run down, and I
feared long illness; but one bottle OF
Kings Sarsaparilla made new woman
of her. It is a wonderful medicine.
F. J. REDMAN.
Seversville, N. c.
Sold by DR.. w. E. Brown & Co.
Sunday night, between Silver and
Pioewoo1, Jasper Thomas shot and
killed Neptune Coley. Thomas surr end
cred himself to the sheriff and is now
in jail. We learn, it is claimed, that
Coley was attempting to break into
Thomas, house when Thomas fred up
on him through the closed door.
The Bank of Sunmerton has eNhib-
tied an intelligent alertness by getting
out for the coming year a very hand-
some and attractive calendar, one
which will be great help to any busl-
ness man, and an ornament to his Office.
Our thanks are due President Smyth
for the honor Of being one Of the bene-
fciaries OF this institutions enterprise.
We shall certainly prize the calendar.
The Smoker at the Commercial
Club in Charleston last Thursday eve
ming was largely attended, and every
BODY was made to feel at home. The
quests from Clarendon were Mr.. r. B.
Smvth, President of the Bank Of Sum
merton and the Editor of THE TINES.
Charleston's business men have an eX-
cellent club, and there are no better
entertainers in the world.
Last Monday Aaron Prioleau was
sentenced by Judge Brawley OF the
United States District Court, at Char
lesion, to three months in jail and
$50. fine. Sentence was suspended yes
terdav until January 2nd, in order to
give time to Prioleau's attorneys to
file an appeal. Prioleau seems to be
having a better show for prison than
for Congress.
We would urge the farmers through
out the county to give attention to the
call of Vice President Hodge for town
ship meetings to be held on the 3lst
inst, to send delegates to the court
house January End. There never was
a time when it was more necessary to
organize than now: The meeting last
Saturday was poorly attended owing to