The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-04-18

nlQl, nor any UOlQS aOOUU Ills eSS.'Po
from justice, but from her description.
those who know Hogan are very sure 1t
was him. When he left the telephone
Office, he disappeared in the night, and
no one knows which way he went.
Some time ago Mr.. T. J. Gibbon of
New Zion picked up q FIVE dollar bill in
Manning, and like the honest man that
he is he was anxious to find the owner.
Mr.. Gibbon gave US the money and we
advertised the find, without descrip-
ton Several parties claimed to have lost
money about that time, butonly one OF
them satisfied US he is the rightful own
er,even then, we held of turning 1t over
so as to be certain, and after waiting
for further Developments we paid the
money over 10 Mr.. S. a. Shorter of Al
colu, whose description from the first,
answered the bill and the place where
it was found. Wonder if every man
who finds money will act as has Mr..
Gibbon?
The editor OF the TINES wants it
distinctly understood that he IS not b
or any other anonymous writer to this
paper. The person who signs himself
3 does not live in Manning. We men
ton this because some one has created
the impression that B. IS the TINES
editor, and such an impression is IN
just to the editor and to B. We have
no hesitancy in saying that the writ
ings OF a number OF our correspondents
received our attention. we edit them,
if we did not, some of them at times
would read very awkwardly. but IN
editing these papers. We Go not change
the intention, nor the sense OF the ar
ticle. The. TINES editor has all he can
do looking after his position OF the pa
per without assuming the task on anony-
nous communications.
We understand that Hon. Z. H. Aull,
president of the State press association
has been invited to deliver the annual
address at the commencement exercises
OF the Moses Levi Memorial Institute.
and we hope the gentleman will ac-
cept. Colonel Aull occupies promi-
nent position in South Carolina. as Is
evidenced by his continuous occupancy
of the presidents chair of the State
press association. He is q forceful
writer and a good speaker. and II he
accepts the invitation our people can
look forward to a literary treat. 1t Is
indeed gratifying to US that this lnvl-
tation has been extended. as 1t IS a rec
ognition OF the press which Is contln-
uallv laboring to advance the cause OF
education. and then. Col. Aull is Z per-
-6o, a Ch +
ed to have with US.
It is pleasing sight to see so many
people from the Sumuerton. Fielder.
Pamela, and St. Paul sections in Man
ming these days, taking advantage OF
the magnificent stocks of dress goods,
clothing and millinery the Manning
merchants are Offering. There is no
doubt that the merchant who keeps the
stock, and lets the public know it, and
has the prices to offer, will DO bust
ness in spite of competition. One
merchant told US that in and around
Summerton, ne alone placed hundreds
of dollars worth of ladies' hats since
the spring trade opened up, and his
dress goods trade in that section has
never neen better. Slapping US on the
shoulder, ne exclaimed: Il have the
goods, and the prices, and what Is
more, I advertise in The MANNING
TINES, with that combination a man
who cannot do business ought to close
up and go fishing" That man spells
his name W. E. Jenkinson- Read his
page ad. in this issue, then come to
Manning and see how business on a
huge scale is done.
Colclough Stukes, colored. the mur-
derer OF Captain David Wells was re-
sentenced by Judge Gary at Sumter
last Saturday. His execution takes
place the third Friday in May. When
Stukes was convicted his lawyer APP
pealed to the supreme court, but later
abandoned the appeal. When the case
was called in the supreme court D. ).
Cantey attorney for Stukes failed TO ap-
pear and he was telegraphed for. but
he did rot 90. The supreme court Sus-
tanned the lower court, and II became
Judge Gary's duty to resentence the
prisoner In reply to the formal queS-
ton if he had anything to say why SEN
tence should not be pronounced. Stukes
made statement in which he charged
his attorney with deserting the case.
Solicitor Wilson felt called upon TO
make a statement which WAS as follows:
';Your Honor, l would like to make
a statement. There have been so many
letters written that don't know how
matters stand. When the case came
up in the Supreme Court. don't know
when | have been in such al embar-
RAISING position. ! was there and Mr..
CanteT didn't appear. and there a party
had been convicted OF murder and his
counsel didn't appear. Well. I didn't
know what to do-didn't know what the
excuse was, and got up in the Su-
preme Court and made a statement and
we telegraphed to Mr. Cantey and. re-
ceived reply that he couldn't come
that the case had been continued, and l
got up and stated to the Supreme Court
that there I was, had been solicitor for
so many years. and | didn't know when
I had been in so embarrassing a posi-
ton. and Col. Lee made an argument,
and the Supreme Court passed an order
allowing so many days-1 forget the
number-for Mr.. Cantey TO file his brief
or whatever he was going to do.