The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-02

If all of our tobacco growers are d:
fortunate as we are informed that Mr.
J. NJ. Player of Sardinia has been thi:
year. the country would be rich sure
Mr.. Player planted four acres of to
bacco. and from it he has already sole
sl63 worth of the weed. This is nearly
5000 per acre-Proftable farming.
Died Yesterday about noon, Mrs.
Susan +. Windhar1, aged about 90 year;
The deceased was the mother Judge OF
Probate J. N. Windham: Arthur, Rar'
mon, and Hampton Windham. Inc
funeral took place this afternoon ID the
Methodist church, and the lnterrmen'
in Manning cemetery. Rev. a. y; :;
Brunson conducted the service. Pail
bearers, NIessrs. Z. c. Dickson, >. NJ
Youmans. W. NJ. Turner. }. l.. We!ls'
J. W. Mcleod. B. a. Johnson. d. w.
Herioe. funeral director
The railroad authorities are stand
ing in their own light. by permitting
the passenger trains to be stopped
where they do: Passengers alighcing g
from the cars are liable to get hurt and
then il will mean heavy suit for dam
ages. 1t frequently happens that cars
stop at q culrert and q person stepping
oil, if not very careful will fall in 4
deep ditch. Then the trains have 2
way OF stopping along side of box cars,
and there is scarcely room for the pas
sengers to board the train. This mat
ter needs the immediate attention OF
the railroad people before some serious
damage is done.
The GatTney Ledger published Sena-
tor Tillman's dispensary speech IN full,
as taken down by a stenographer, and
editorially exposes the senators trick OF
editing the speech before giving it out
for publication. in other words. the
senator said some things to the people
Cherokee that he did not wish TO ap-
pear in print. as it might reco!l and
iniure his power in the state, and give
ofense to the members Of the State
Board of Control. If the Ledger had
the report taken down by a suenograph-
er il should not be submitted IN copy
20 the senator, but it should have It
printed word for word as he spoke. and
then the people could have hada true
knowledge Of what ne did say.
We are requested to ask the citizens
to meet tomorrow evening with the
town council to discuss the water works
proposition. DR.. W. F. Wright will be
present with diagram, plat, plan and
all of the necessary data to enllgnten
those interested in the scheme. We
would urge a large attendance at this
meeting, as it is matter Of Importance
to US all, and for the general welfare
of the town, its present and future
safety. a system Of water works IS q
necessity, not only for projection
against fire, but as a sanitary measure
we need it. Let every man who owns
property turnout to this meeting to-
morrow night and be made acquainted
with the facts so that when council
calls for an election to issue bonds he
will be prepared to vote intelligently.
Some persons have q habit Of tearing
down, or cutting official notices IN the
postofice, and we wish to warn such
that everytime they do these things
they lay themselves liable to severe
punishment. The attention of the post
master has been called to these mis-
chievous depredations, by an 1nsector
with instructions to have arrested i'm
mediately any and all persons found
cutting or tearing or any wise defaclng
the official notices posted in the post
office. The object of these notices are
to give information to the public, and
when they are torn or defaccd the pub
lie is injured thereby. The postmaster
would not like to prosecute any man,
boy or girl, but the practice must stop
or he will be compelled to as the in
structions make it mandatory. When
you go to the posJofice do not trouble
things that do not trouble you.
To be without telephone connection
with Sumter is such great inconven-
ience that unless the local company
interest itself to secure this important
connection, it will not be long before
steps will be taken to organize q COM
pany which will give the service the
people need. There is a great deal of
complaint about the telephone service,
but those complaining would put up
will ''cross wires" and a whole lot Of
other inconveniences if they could get
the important connections. Sumter IS
a very important point, and at this
time OF the year especially when every
body is anxious to know what cotton is
doing, to be without service is detri-
mental to business interests and calcu-
lated to do damage to trade.
We do not know anything about the
cost to maintain telephone system,
but it does look to US as if the income
would warrant additional help to keep
the lines in thorough repair, and those
OF US who pay S24 per year feel when
we call for a number, to be told the
''phone is not working" or ''the lines
are crossed" that We are paying enough
to get what we contracted for. The
point is this: We want a better tele-
phone service, and want the Sumter
connection especially.
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