The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-19
Read notice of election on page 5.

Read notice of election on page 5.
Next week is Fair week in Columbia.
DR.. E. A. Gasoue, of Marion. spent
last Monday in Manning.
Mr.. Ashley Avant OF Cebu, S. g.,
spent last Monday in Manning.
Notices of election will be found on
page 3. Be sure to read them.
Mr.. ". J. Tronbleield, has accepted
position with ". E. Jenkinson 60.
Mrs. J. NJ. Wingate of Sardinia: who
has been seriously i'll, is slowly recover
ing.
One OF the young men of Manning
will be married next week N North
Carolina.
Mr. Charles E. Bidgood, OF Whining
ton. attorney for the Atlantic coast
Line, spent Monday in Manning.
Died Monday OF last week, near Tur.
beyil.s. Miss Annie Green, oaGgnter VI
Mr.. Jack Green, aged about q years.
DR.. Hawks will test your eyes free at
Rhame's Drug Store, IN ,Summerton,
November 7th, to 10th, inclusive. 1T.
Rev. w. E. Gibbon, of New Zion,
who has been desperately Ill mas SUM-
ciently recovered to be able TO De OUT
again.
Died near Manning last Monday, Mr..
Louis Hodge. aged about 26 years. Inc
funeral cook place yesterday at Oak
Grove.
Mr.. Roosevelt T. Logan of the News
and Courier staff spent a part OF last
week visiting the family OF Mr.. ). 5.
Prowden.
Hon. E. r. Plowden, after a severe
illness at the Brockinton lnirmary,, IS
conyalescent, and will return to ms
home tomorrow.
Mr.. Max Krasnof, OF New York, al
ter spending a couple OF weeks mere
looking after his local interests, mas
returned to New York.
The managers for the general cleo
tion should send one of their number
for the Jokes. The party coming IS en-
titled to per diem and mileage.
When we see manageable man
buyine fine candies at Nimmer's on
Saturday night, it is sign that he IS
not going to live single mnch longer
Among the signs of prosperity noted
here now, is the number Of new bug
oies being driven out of town. and the
large deposits in the banks by our
farmers.
\ barn belonging to Mr.. D. N.
Rogers, nears Davis, was destroyed by
FIRE last Wednesday night and about
seven bales of cotton were destroyed.
No insurance.
DR.. J. A. Duncan, financial agent OF
Columbia Female College, will present
she cause of that Institution in an ad-
dress at Summerton Methodist churcn
next Sunday morning.
The commissioners for State ond Fed
eral elections met last Taturday IN the
court house, organized, and appointed
managers to conduct the election. The
appointments is published elsewhere
1t is gratifying to state that the city
authorities to whom we appealed last
week, gave the necessary orders TO
Policeman Higgins, and he notified
the parties to ''get out OF town ana
they went.
Kurapatkin may make himself ia
nous for his retreats around Mudktn,
but that has nothing whatever TO DO
with the large sales of funiture now
being made by S. L. Krasnotf, the
furniture nam.
We are under obligations to Mrs.
Joseph Sprott for a copy OF The Union
Signal" published at Evanston. LII, ed
tied and managed entirely by women.
The paper is l6-page-pamph!et, neat
" printed and forcefully edited.
Read the announcement of ''The
New Idea" Mr.. Max NJ. Krasnotf has
the largest stock OF GOODS be has ever
put in his store, and before leaving for
New York he gave orders to cut 1t
down by offering the trade bargains.
Last Saturday was Manning's field
dav. The town was crowded all day
with shoppers, and every merchant did
a large business. The dispensary sold
nearly 5000 worth of booze, and we are
told the deposits IN the two banks
amounted to nearly $500
Mr.. A. C. DuBose OF Workman met
with a painful and serious accident
last Thursday at his mill. y belt had
slipped and while trying to put it in
place. his right arm was caught and
severely mashed. Fortunately for him
he oot his arm out before it was cut OFF.
Cards are out announcing the coming
marriage of Mr.. Chas. ". Pickering,
clerk in the Manning posto6ice, and
Miss Annie Perry, at the home OF the
latter in Wake Forest, n. c., Wednes-
dav, November 2. Miss Perry is sis
ter of Mrs. J. o. Cough and Mrs. F. O.
Richardson of this town.
Quite a sensation has been stirred in
the city of Sumter recently, by the ar
rest of Mrs. Fannie Baskin's charged
with attempting to burn residence in
which she occupied rooms. It seems
that Mrs. Baskins occupied rooms in
the house of Mr.. II. a. Lowry former
" OF this town, and several hours after
Mrs. Baskins left to visit friends al
Rishopyille, a fire broke out in her
rooro. an examination was made and
The place was saturated with Kerosene.
The property being insured, the comp
roller General sent detective to Sum
ter which resulted in a warrant being
issued, and the preliminary will take
place tomorrow.