The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-02-01

town. lQlS line VI SOoNS Wiz
values quoted all the way fIom 2oc to
40c yd, the entire lot for &c the yaro.
W. E. JENKINsoN co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Krasnof of BiSh-
onville are visiting relatives here.
Mr.. G. L. Thames, who has been Ill
with typhoid fever is much better.
Messrs. r. F. Cofey and D. NJ. Brad
ham returned from the stock market
last Friday.
DR.. W. N. Brockinton went to Char
lesion yesterday morning for q snort
business trip.
The Jury list will be published next
week. The Commissioners draw the
Jury tomorrow.
Hon. C. NJ. Davis spent few hours
in Manning Monday, and LETT Tor 90
lumbia yesterday.
DR.. G. 4. Higgins, of Philadelphia,
is in Manning visiting his sister. Mrs.
D. NJ. Bradhan.
The young folks anticipate much
pleasure this evening at a dance TO oe
had in the Institute hail.
Died on the 10Th, ultlmo, Mr.. }. d;
Bochett, aged IS years. The oeceaseo
was Confederate soldier.
The dwelling OF Mr.. =. P. Burgess
came near being destroyed oy hre on
Tuesday, Jan. a. 1t caught on the
roof.
Mr.. Dow Player. who was operated
on last week for appendicitis at Dr.
Brockinton's Iudrmary is much I'M
proved.
The red sacks of Peruvian guano are
passing the town, showing signs that
everybody is not demoralizeo by the
price Of cotton.
Master Davis Holiday, son OF Rev.
J. n. Holiday, while playing. with
some little friends Monday, fell ana
had one of his arms broken.
Mr.D. N. Therril,, Superintendent
of Southern Bell Telephone company
is in Manning today, with view OF
putting in that system here.
THE TINES editor has been very
busy this week looking after his prl-
yace interests which accounts for the
scarcity of local news reports.
The friends of Mr.. J. H. Timmons
were pleased to see him back IRON
Baltimore, where he has been under
treatment. He is considerable improved.
Mr.. r. F. DuBose of Mayesville had
the misfortune of losing his hand last
Sunday in Sumter, while attempting TO
board train. Mr.. DuBose was former
ly of Clarendon.
We want our readers to give our ad-
vertising columns careful study THIS
week, as our merchants are anxious Tor
the reading public to be benefited oy
che fine trade inducements they are
Offering.
The church building committee OF
the Presbyterian church went to Sum
ter Yesterday to look at the bulldlng
being erected for DR.. Bakers s lnhrmary
that is being built out OF the cement
and sand composition.
The regular monthly meeting of the
W. G.. r. Z. will be held Monday alter
noon, February 9Th, at the home OF
Mrs. Jos. Sprott at 4 O'Clock. The new
members are especially requested to be
MRS. Jos. SPRoTT;
Local President.
There is a petition in circulation ask
ino that Section 1907 OF the Revised
Statutes Civil Code be amended so that
exemption to the general stock law Will
apply to the whole OF Clarendon county
that stock may run at large from De-
cember lst to March lst. The petition
will be sent to the delegation at Colum-
biz.
There should be a eaarge attendance
on the farmers convention when VIII
meet here next Monday. Rev. K. A.
Sublett Will be present to report the
action Of the New Orleans convention
and we feel sure the meeting will be OF
GREAT interest to merchants, bankers
and farmers alike. The convention at
New Orleans has stimulated the hopes
of farmers all over the entire cotton
belt and we look forward to Mr.. Sub
lett's report with much eagerness.
Every township should be fully repre-
sented. The movement is on, and great
good is expected to result.
There was large temperance rally
at the Institute Hall last Sunday night.
The attendance seemed interested in
the proceedings. Speeches were de-
livered by Hon. J. H. Lesesne and Rev,
J. NJ. Holiday. and a number OF new
names were added to the membership:
President Joseph Sprott announced
that the organization was to encourage
the enforcement of law and order as
we'll as to obliterate the traffic in liquor
These meetings will accomplish good
we believe, because the promoters OF
them arrange interesting programs,
and it will have the effect OF attracting
good audiences.
Mr.. D. NJ. Therrill, Superintendent
Souther Bell Telepone Co., accompa-
MED by Mr.. Chauncey Smith Of Allan
ia. in charge OF the long distance de-
parcment were here this morning, with
q view to putting their system here, to
connect with Sumter, Georgetown aad
all the important points. These gen
tie will return in.a few days to COM
pleue their arrangements, possibly will
buy the present system. They are
both we'll pleased with the location, and
if their system is put in, first class
service can be expected, and Manning
will be in telephone connection with
the entire State, and with the principal
cities of the United States.