The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-06

this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. D. Hodge OF Alcola
have returned home from visit 20 rel
atives in Chester.
Died at Pinewcod last Friday Mrs.
Mary Kolb, widow of the late Ephrlam
kolb. aged about 20 years.
There will be preaching AZ Fellow
ship church next Sunday at 4:Oo p. N.
bv Rev. u. \. Connors. Public cor
daily invited.
Mr.. &c. Horton has sold his interest
in the Mutual Dry Goods Co. and mas
accepted a position with the W. +.
.Jenkirson Co.
Nessrs. 7. F. Cotfey and ]. w. Rig
bv left last Monday for the horse mar,
kets of the West, and their stables Will
soon be filed with a new lot OF horses
and mules.
The executive committee of the cot
TON growers association meets IN Asne-
vile today, and the action taken oy
that BODY is of the greatest importance
TO the farmers throughout the South.
The Summerton Graded school with
Prof. 81. a. C. Walker as principal
will begin its fall session on the 18TH;
The opening of this school was delayed
. week on account of the recent death
of Prof. Walkers wife.
Mr.. J. Walton Thames, who has
for several years been in the employ o!
Mr.. S. a. Rigbv, and who was one OF
the most popular statesmen ID town, lett
last Monday 10 accept q position az
.Wvsackv. He has our wishes Tor the
greatest success.
Cards are out announcing the COM
ING marriage of Miss Zaidee A!drlch
Sims. daughter of Hon. W. Gilmore
Sims of Barnwell, and Mr.. Robert
Bovd Cole formerly Of Manning. Inc
marriage takes place Thursday list
inst, in the church OF the Holy Apos-
ties.
Mr.. Derwood Rhem and family Of
RHEIMS have been in Manning the past
week visiting Mrs. RHEIMS brother:
Hon. John S. Wilson. They left for
their home last Monday evening. Mr..
Rhem is one of the leading business
men in GEORGETOWN county and largely
interested in commercial affairs.
Died at the home Of her daughter,
Mrs. Andrew P. Burgess, about
three miles east of Manning. last
THURSDAY night, Mrs. Francis OH
yer Strange. widow of the late Robert
Strange, aged about 62 years. The
funeral took place Friday afternoon.
Rev. A. Y. Brunson conducted the SER
vice.
Harmony Presbytery met last Mon
day. Revs. Porter, of Summerton, hol-
laGav and Grier, OF Manning. present.
Mr.. S. Guerrv Stukes applied and was
received as a candidate for the minis
try. Mr.. Stukes left yesterday for
Davidson College. where he Will con-
tinue his studies before entering the
Seminary.
Mai. David a. Bradham now prac-
ticing law in Warren, Ark, IS at nome
on q visit to his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
w. J. Bradham. Maj. Bradham IS
well pleased with MS adopted home.
and has the appearance OF prospering.
He is Young man OF educational az
vantao es, fine attainments and high
character, and such men will prosper
anywhere.
We want our readers TO scan closely
the advertising columns OF this issue,
and in them they will find a number OF
new ads. of which we will have some
thing TO say next week. On account OF
our force being short last week it threw
us behind IN getting up matter, and we
were forced to again leave out inter-
estinr articles, but next week we will
be in GOOD shape and our patrons, ad-
vertisers and subscribers viii be
pleased.
Mr.. W. NJ. Turner of the Mutual
Dry Goods Company has returned from
the northern markets, which he reach
ed in time 70 take advantage OF the
best of selections, and his this seasons
stock will not only have the very latest
in STYLES, but he claims that his stock
was bought on low price cotton basis.
Mr.. Turner seems very happy over this
seasons trip as ne feels that be is in the
fioht 70 do a good business. He says
ali the people want is square treat
ment. their moneys worth for what
rhev buy. and chey are fast learning
how to detect values.
Died at the Brockinton Intirmary
last Thursday afternoon, Miss Eloise
Plowden aged about IL years. The
funeral was conducted Friday morning
at Brewington church by Rev. r. L.
Grier. The deceased was Q daughter
OF Capt. Z. \. Plow3en and was to be
married on the 9Th, today This fami-
" has been severely chastened OF late,
three members have been taken with
in the past three months, and several
Others have been stricken with the
same malady. The hearts OF the peo-
ple 90 out in sincere sympathy to the
bereaved family. and especially to the
aged father who is nearing the - mule
stone on his life's journey.
The Manning public cotton weighing
scheme seems to have fallen through.
MIR. C. Z. Harvin was elected welgher,
and the petition he was elected upon,
was to weigh cotton in the business
part of the town, but objection was
raised to this, and also to his welghlng
ct the depot. Under the law he must
erect platform, and he has not done
so as vet. neither has ne qualified as
the law directs. The cotton coming IN
now is weighed by those who ooy' just
as if no weigher was selected.