The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-11-09

MessrssL. D. Player and T. NJ. Wells
spent Monday in Charleston on 5usl-
ness.
Mr.. D. C. Shaw was ordained an
elder in the Manning Presbyterian
last Sunday.
Died last Thursday night at Paxville,
an eight-months-old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. +. II. Brown.
Leroy Lee, prominent member OF
the Kingstree Bar was in Manning last
Monday on professional business.
Rev. J.P. Inabnit filed the Metho-
dist pulpit last Sunday night ard
preached an able an eloquent sermon.
Married on the End, inst, by Rev.
W. D. McMilen, Mr.. James W. Cocn-
ran of Clarendon and Miss Pollie Glib
son of Denmark.
There will be preaching at Fellow
ship church next Sunday at O'CLOCK
.. N. by Rev. NJ. A. Connors. Pubic
cordially invited.
Mr.. Robt. White was last Sabbath
elected Deacon in the New Harmony
Presbyterian church. He will be Or
dained the first Sabbath Of December.
Mr.. r. e. Davis one Of the managers
OF election for the State boxes yester-
day, was suddenly taken i'll and had to
be taken home. We are glad to say he
3 is better today.
Died at his home in Gourdins on last
Thursday morning, DR.. Robert Henry
aged about 10 years. The deceased
was a gentleman of the old school and
one of the most prominent citizens OF
Williamsburg County.
The Sumter District Conference OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary so
eiety viii convene in the Methodist
church here Nov. is at s O'Clock p. m.
Mrs. Humbert, Mrs. Wait and Mrs.
Darley viii be here. W
When you want q pleasant Dhysic try
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They are easy to take andpro-
duce no gripping or other unpleasant
offect. Sold by The r. B. Loryea Drug
Store, Isaac N. Loryea, Proprietor.
Rev. RI. Grier will be installed pas
ter of Richmond on Friday and Corinth
church next Saturday. The services
viii be conducted by Revs. W. S. Por-
ter and C. N. Bailey. The sacrament
of the Lords supper will be admins
tered on Sunday morning.
The election here yesterday was as
quiet as Sunday. No excitement, ana
but the usual interest. The Republl-
cans did not put in evidence to any ex-
tent, very few voted or attempted to
vote. More whites were turned down
for lack of certificates than colored.
We are informed that Leroy Lee
ESQ. an attorney at the Kingstree Bar
has been retained to take up the mat
ter of severing Sandy Grove township
from Clarendon. and annexlng 1t TO
Williamsburg. It is to be hoped. that
there will not be a sufficient number OF
votes in favor of the project.
A telegram from the authorities OF
theWelSh Neck school at Hartsvllle,
was received last Sunday night an
uounc;ne the severe illness OF Seth
Mason. a son of Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ.
Mason. the parents took the first train
fo, their only child's bedside: and
svmpathizing multitude is praying Tor
Seth's recovery.
The returns from Is out OF Is boxes
in the county give Cor State and county
officers e33 votes, with probably al! OF
the Constitutional amendments earned.
Congress Legare 994, Nolan IS, Prlo-
leau rs. The managers held the voters
down tc the law, which resulted IN
several prominent white citizens being
refused a voting privilege because
thew had no registration certificates,
At this poll only two colored voters
were rejected and six white men.
The sheriff sold two parcels OF lana
last Monday under a partition decree.
The parcels Of land are part OF the
McElveen or Johnson lands situate IN
Sandy Grove township, containing 70
acres each. they were bid off tc LOUIS
Appelt for $3.50. Another 70 acres OF
the same tract was advertised, out on
account OF some parties in interest not
having been served with formal notice,
it was withdrawn from sale until new
decree could be obtained from the
court.
Last wednesday afternoon Miss An
ME Perry was married to Mr.. Charles
W Pickering OF Manning, S. c., at the
home of the brides uncle, DR.. Charles
+ Brewer. The parlor was tastefully
decorated with roses, fall leaves and
cbrysanthemums, giving quite pretty
color effect. DR.. Lynch performed the
oorarnony in a few short and impressive
words. The happy couple fingered Ior
a few minutes, receiving the gooo
wishes and congratulations OF tnelr
friends and then took the tram Tor
their home in Manning.-Wake FOREST.
\. c.. correspondent to The State.
Some of the boys sent up balloons
last Monday night, and we are tolo
that a certain young lady upon seeing
the fiery flying machine was so sur
nrised at what she saw N the elements
that she could not tell whether 1t was
Going up or down, but there did come
- her mind with rush, all of the little
wicked things she had done in the
nast.even her coying with the ''Devil, y
and down upon her knees she dropped
and such praying was never done by
her before. It was hard, earnest, long
and loud. but when she finally realized
what it was that looked so aw1ully
beautiful souring about in the heavens,
She Jumped to her feet and exclaimed