The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-11-15

We had pleasant call yesterda
from MIR. W. J. Gibbon of Florida. Nj
Gibbon is Salem boy who left thi
county about rs years ago, and is nov
prosperous turpentine manufacture
in middle Florida. He made a hurrle
trip to New Zion yesterday to visit nj
old home.
We are proud of Manning's cottol
market this season Our merchant
and buyers have kept in close toucl
with the value of cotton, and they arr
paying here Us much as any market II
the State. When you want to sell cot
ton we can safely say Manning VII
give all the market will bear.
At the Institute hall this evenlnE
there will be very interesting ant
instructive kinetoscope entertainment
The machine to be used is Wyndham'
Imperial kinetoscope, which was The
machine that won the prize at the
St. Louis worlds fair. Everybody should
see the famous sea battles between the
Russian and japanese fleets.
Rev. James Mcdowell was taken sud
denly i'll last Sunday at Midway
Church, just as he was begin
ming to preach his sermon. DR.. Hagood
Woods was in the congregation, anc
gave Mr.. Mcdowell immediate atten
tion, after which he was removed tc
the home of Mr.. ". T. Rose. The last
news we have been able to learn is that
Mr. Mcdowell is better, but he is very
weak. The news caused much anxiety
here. and it is the sincere hope that
this grand oiG man will be spared.
The decisions Of Judge r. c. Watts IN
the two cases against the Northwestern
Railroad were fled in the Clerk OF
Courts Office here this morning. In the
case of Carter Davis, 1000 damages
for injuries received, a new trial was
refused: and in the case of Thos. Il
Fielder, 5000 damages for being struck
bv the depot agent at Davis Station, a
new trial was granted. We presume
the Carter Davis case will 60 TO the Su-
preme Court: and if the Fielder case Is
ever again submitted to a jury in Clar-
endon we feel satisfied it will result in
verdict for the railroad, as matter OF
law and public policy.
The demand for dwellings in this
town remains unSatiSfied, and yet lot
owners do not seem to realize 1t to be
to their interest to build houses to rent,
They argue the rentals here Will not
pay fair percentage on their invest
ment. which is true if the fabulous
prices asked for lots is considered: but
then if these lots remain Idle they pay
nothing. And hence it would be better
to get a small per cent. and have the
town built up than nothing and keep
the town at standstill.
Every growing town in the State offers
inducements for people to build, and
when such is the case progress IS lner-
table Manning has everything to
make a large town-health, location
and water: but as long as there are no
houses here to offer those wishing to
come here, then we must depend upon
the natural increase among ourselves.
as by our own blindness we keep others
away.
When we gave out in last weeks issue
what took place at the Presbyterian SER
vice the Sunday before, we had no idea
of alluding to the matter again. espe-
ciallv so. since Rev. J. N. Holiday has
given through these columns a full eS-
PLANTATION. But there appears to be a
misunderstanding in some quarters as to
our position in the matter. Werecelved
a letter from lady we esteem, and she
regarded our comment a criticism OF
Mr.. Holladay, for she says: Your
criticism of our pastors talk to the
young people on last Sunday is very un-
just" and she goes further and says
Had YOU been there and listened at
tentiyely your comments would have
been in the highest praise.
We were not present at the pastor,
talk to the young people, and OF course
what we had to say was from some OF
those who were present, but we think
our friend mistakes our intentions when
she refers to our article as a criticism
of Mr.. Holladay. The fact is we have
not heard Mr.. Holladay criticised and
it is conceded he did what was a conscl-
entious duty. Painful though it was to
him he did it in a spirit Of love and
affection. But there was criticism,
and severe criticism. of the person who
caused this godly man anxiety and
heartsoreness. The critics claim that
Mr.. Holladay in his innocence was made
the instrument of a slanderer, who, after
putting out the dastardly poison, sneakso
off into hiding to watch the effect. The
young men of this town are naturally
indignant because their lady friends
have been slandered in most cowardly
manner by some one instigated by no
good purpose. That in reaching the
ear of an earnest minister OF God the
fend has accomplished the purpose
placed a bitter in the cup OF Joy
and caused heart-bleeding and sorrow.
Mr.. Holladay's motives are not only
commendable but they are soul-lnsplr-
ing. He holds high the torch OF recti-
tude, and lights the way along life's
path, warning the lambs OF his lock tc
avoid even the appearance OF evil.