The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-01-06

we near OF Il SOOO iutiii hslA A1ASA- "
are going to plant the James cotton
seed this year.
All OF the school boys and girls have
returned TO their respective colleges 10
resume their studies.
Died last Friday in the Fork, Minnie
MAY. the four year old daughter OF MI.
and Mrs. E. 3. Tindal.
The next regular communication OF
St. Peters lodge will be held on the
evening OF February lst.
There will be preaching at Fellow
ship church next Sunday at 400 p. m.
\ Rev. NJ, A. Connors will preach.
From the number of land titles being
sold, there is considerable land pur-
chasing going on in this county.
Nj. A. B. Peterson OF Dillon, who at
one time represented the SpruntS al
this place was in Manning last week.
Mr.. ". r. Sellers the cotton buyer
has returned from Fort Mill, Wnere ne
went to spend the holidays with MS
family.
Mrs. J. G. Slaughter and Miss Louie
Smith returned from Mullins ias1
Thursday, where they spent Christmas
with their parents. y
Mr.. ". T. Montgomery, who for the
mast YEAR was with S. A. Rigby, has ac-
cepted a position with the Atlantlc
Coast Lumber Company at Georgetown.
Prof. Jno. A. Thackston. former
teacher in the Moses Levi Memorial
Tnstitpte. was married to Miss ANNE
Gill at McCon on the 23rd, OF Decem-
ber. which was quite g surprise TO
their many friends.
Oh, the bills that.are coming in now,
makes a fellow feel as if the salutatlon
s:happy new year" is mockery, for now
can a man feel happy when every 1e"
minutes you-owe-me-please-pay-up: Is
poked under his nose.
last Monday was salesday and the
sheriff only sold two tracts OF land, one
being for partition. the other TO 1ore-
close a mortgage. Both tracts brougn5
GOOD prices. which sun indication that
landed property is in demand.
When bilious try dose of Chamber,
1ain,s Stomach and Liver Tablets ana
reaIize Tor once how quickly a irst-ciass
n1,-to-date med cine will correct the dis
order. For Sale by The r. B. Loryea
Drug Store, Isaac NJ. Loryea, Prop.
A perusal of the statements from our
local banks show q fine. condltlon OF
affairs in Clarendon. The Bank OF
Manning is one OF the most succeSSlul
institutions in the State, and the BANK
of Clarendon only a few months Ola
shows up well.
Mr. VIM. $ Crane, OF California. Nd,
suffered for years from rheumatism ana
1nnnboqo. He was finally advised to try
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. which ne
did and it effected complete cure. FOR
sale bv The r. B. Loryea Drug Store:
Isaac NJ. Loryea, Prop.
A very sad accident happened at
Kinestree last Monday afternoon 10
Mr.. /. Fl. Parrot of Cades. Mr.. Par
rott was attempting to board moving
when he missed his footing and fell
beneath the car wheels and was so PAD
" mangleS that be died IN few
minutes.
Read the call of the Superintendent
of Education in this issue asking loc
meeting OF the teachers TO Organize
into an association. These orSanlza-
tions tend to aid the teachers IN tnelr
work and superintendent doilaoay IS
anxious TO put the teachers IN tnls
county on plane with the progressive
counties in the State.
We have on our desk a mammoth
ounce which Mr.. W. NJ. Mcknight OF
Workman. brought from Cordesvl!Ie,
Berkeley county. 1t IS the largest
ounce we have ever seen. lie also
brought with him q skunk skin which
we did not think would make good
Office ornament especially as 1t has an
odor that is not q good lmltatlon OF
sweet violets.
The local club of farmers met in the
conrt house last Saturday and the at
tendance was quite large. Messrs; >.
b. Mcknight and J. S. Davis werecno-
sen delegates to represent the cluo az
the convention which meets next ff--
dav. The club was addressed by Capt.
D. J. Bradham, E. D. Hodge, Rev. ;.
A. Sublett and the writer: Inc meEl-
bers of the club are exhibiting llveiy
interest and 1t is TO be hoped that gooc
will result from the action OF the con-
vention.
Another fire has given an impetus to
tho wafer works talk. We would like
to know how many OF the water works
advocates can be depended on to take
an active interest in fire department.,
after the town has burdened Itself with
the cost OF water works. 10 nave
water works operated 1t requires an
organization. not OF wind bumpers. out
of hard and brave workers. Incse
owning property in the business por,
tion of the town can, If they Will, oullo
a 100, 900 gallon tank. keep this TILED
VIZ water by a force pump, and pro.
their property from it in case OF
without loading the rest OF the
with debt. TO illustrate: The
estate owns a valuable block OF
incs. it can about the centre OF It's
.ect {, tank which would be ample
rotcct its property: across the
rbe owners OF that property can
,iue and erect a tank sufficiently
to protect them. The oil mill
ts own fire tank. so has the Alder
lumber mills at Alcolu, Il Man
was needing water works for q
!. inc supply it would be different,
S " Gre purposes we do not favor
s. the people for the protection OF
s: ,tv whose owners are amply able
S .otccv themselves. and receive
s income from their property to
Y 1t the expense OF putting IN any
otection they need.