The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-01-31

Sam Jones February l6.
Mr.. ". NJ. Turner spent Monday in
Gaffney.
Manning will put outa winning team
this season.
Mr.. c. K. Curtis of Paxville was IN
town Sunday.
Mr.. L. D. Player has returned from
North Carolina.
Mr.. w. r. Sellers OF Chester was in
town yesterday.
Mr.. E. B. Fielder OF Summerton was
in town Monday.
Mr. Hyman Krasnoff spent last Sun
day IN Charleston.
Miss Kate Ingram OF Dillon spent
last Sunday in town.
Manager odiorne will begin signing
his men in few days.
The Social Union met at Hon. Jno. 5.
Wilson's last evening.
DR.. Hagood Woods of Turbevilie
spent last Saturday IN town.
Capt. "A. NJ. Brailsford, OF Camden,
spent Yesterday in Manning.
MIR. E. D. Hodge went to Columbia
to attend a meeting OF the county pres
idents of the Cotton Association.
Hon. J. C. Otis, member of the leg
islatpre from Union, spent last Sunday
With his neice Mrs. ". M. Turner.
Mr.. Louis Levi has been suffering
with a severe case of grippe. He lett
Monday to recuperate, with MS ne!ce
Mrs. Hugh Mckelvey at LlckVllle,
Greenville county.
A marriage in high colored ':sassi-
ety'' took place last Monday evening at
the brides home. The contracting
parties were Mr.. Peter J. DeLalne, the
shingle getter, and Mrs. Lean Wragg'
the washerwoman.
We received Yesterday wild turkey
from Mr.. Frank Barron Of RHEIMS, Tor
which he uas our thanks. Turnlps,
pork hams, sausages and wild turkeys
Tor an editors family, surely the bottom
rail is getting on top.
Ata meeting of the Manning base
ball association last Monday evening
Messrs. I. I. Bagnal, W. C. Davis and
II. Moses were elected directors. and
Mr.. George Odiorne was elected mana
ger. The organization IS now complete
With the exception Of collecting. the
stock subscriptions, and this Will De
done in a few days.
Mr.. ". j. Troublefeld, recently
saleman at Jenkinson Co., has accepted
similar position with George NJ. NC
Gown & Co., at Florence. Mr.. Trouble
field has a great many friends in Clar-
endon and especially the Salem section.
part of which goes to Florence. He IS
q GOOD salesman and understands the
merchandise business thoroughly. He
will later move his family there.
TIL, the racket man, since taxing
charge of The Mutual Dry Goods Co.,
is making things move. Read his big
a6. in this weeks issue, and then come
TO Manning, and let Till show you how
cbean goods can be sold in spite OF a
rising dry goods market. There IS no,
doubt OF the sincerity OF Till's luten-
tions to reduce the large stock OF Ine
Mutual, and there is also no doubt
about the trading public prohting by
his determination.
The Summerton Cotton Growers AS
sociation will meet Saturday Feb. 3rd..
at II o'clock at the Academy. Full at
tendance desired.
The patrons of the school are also
requested to meet at same time TO con-
slider the matter of building school
house.
The compulsory vaccination required
nv the authorities is all right as far as
il goes, but we think they should put on
a strict quarantine against lnfeSteo
houses. A patient with smallpox
should not be allowed to come OUTSIDE
of his house, nor should those who come
in contact with such patient be al
lowed to come out where they are ia
bic to spread the germs OF the loaSe-
some disease in their clothing. Inc
health officers should provide strlcs
regulations for doctors as well as pa,
tients.
The boards OF the Institute hall were
occupied last Friday evening by Barlo"
& wilson's minstrel troup. The wealth
er was exceedingly inclement, but not
withstanding this large audience
greeted them. The performance was
not up to the expectations of some, bat
in our opinion, it was very good. The
orchestra was superb, and MIR. Barlow
and Mr.. Kennedy's acting was away
above the average. The long, tall ad'
dition from ;'Cha' 'ston,' Sam Richard,
son. has missed his calling. He was
not intended for the stage, driving a
scavanrer cart on Market street vii
6t him better. We advise him tx
change his occupation before 1T IS too
late The work of Professor hanson
the bae puncher and club worker, wa!
fine. Take it all.in all, 1t was goo(
performance at hall the price. we 1ounf
Slr. Wilson a very entertaining az,
courteous gentleman, man OF nuci
information, and one who is very 1aVor
ably struck with the future OF tins sec
ton of the country. Mr. Wilson told u
he has some means at his command
and noticing the list of lands for sale Il
TIE TINES, remarked that ne Woul'
Al