The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-10-31

Read Gerald's big ad. then go and
clothe yourself.
Who will be Queen OF the Carnival?
Cast your vote for your favorlte.
Mrs. C. r. Harvin is visiting her
dauhter Mrs D. D. Salley IN Orange
burg. ;
Died yesterday at Summerton, Ma
hue. the S-vear-ol6 so5 Of Mr.. ana Mrs.
J. Frank Richbourg.
Mr.. NJ. Ragin Of Columbia, rep
reSentino the Mutual Life Insurance
Co.. was in town yesterday.
Messrs. Henry Hardy, Hardy Moses
and Robert Shelor OF Sumter spent
yesterday here.
Mr.. Stewart Harvin has gone to
Florence to accept position with the
Southern Express Company.
DR.. Plumer Clark left this evening
for Knoxville, Tenn, where be has
accepted g position in drug store.
tits reported here that DR.. w. Il.
REYNOLDS is desperately i'll at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Elwell, at Pax
Vile
The Young lady fortunate enough to
be elected Queen of the Carnival Will
be presented with handsome ladies'
watch.
Al last the source of the mysterious
explosions heard last week is known;
Mr.. S. A. Shorter living in the Fork
amused himself by blowing up stumps
with dynamite.
Mr.. L. T. Seymour has discovered
the soft side of our humor, and brought
US Yesterday three potatoes OF the
round leaf yam variety which weigh
l04 pounds.s
Married last Monday, in Whining
ton. Mr.. B. L. Broadway, OF Plnewcoo::
and Miss Lizzie Harvin, formerly OF
Clarendon, but for several years has
been living in Wilmington, n. Z.
Messrs. Joseph Sprott, Jr. and W.
K. Mcintosh have engaged their SER
vices to G. N. Davis & Co., beginning
tomorrow. These gentlemen would De
Glad to show their friends the bargains
Gerald is offering at his closing out
sale.
Died last Saturday Mr.. J. Armstrong
Lowder, aged about SO years. The
funeral took place at Oak Grove, there
was q large attendance. Rev. 5. -
Bailey conducted the service. The
deceased was we'll thought Of, honest
and upright, good citizen.
The date. of the Floral Parade has
been changed and this beautiful pag
cant will be seen on the streets OF Char
lesion Wednesday afternoon OF GAIA
Week. The military day has beer
changed to Friday, and nine compa
MES OF the state troops have already
indicated their intention of taking par
in the competition and parade.
Mr.. Wilbur S. Cherry. represent
ING 1.-THE Smith Greater Shows callee
mon US last Monday to arrange TO-
advertising space. He assures there
will be no gambling connected witt
the carnival company, and showed y
testimonials from other towns recon
mending the. character OF the shows
MIR. Cherry is an old newspaper man
his family now lives in Sumter, wher
he was formerly employed as foremal
on the Sumter Item. He carries VIII
him excellent credentials from Mr.. =
7. Reardon, secretary OF Sumter
Chamber of Commerce, and we ar
satisfied he would not misrepresen
anything.
There was a large concourse Q
friends at the funeral OF Mr.. j. NJ
McRov at Foreston last Thursday. IN
Masons of Foreston and GreeleyVlll
turned out in full force, and some FEY
from Manning were there also. Th
members of St. Peters at Mannln
would have turned out in abody but th
funeral notice reached them too late
The RELIGIOUS service was conducted D
Rev. S. D. Bailey. and the Masonl
horrors were conducted by Clarendo
lodge, with DR.. L. W. Nettles actin
worshipfu. master. Mr.. McRoy We
one of the best informed, and orlgntes
Masons in the county, and he was yer
fond Of the work.
this issue Of C. NJ. Davis & Co., VII
are going out of business because tn
manager Mr.. J. D. Gerald has mac
other investments that will rsqul!!
his personal attention. MIR. Gera
has about $4,000 worth OF clothln:
shoes and gents furnishings. which
can sell in bulk to dealers, but he sa,
he would rather the trading public, g
the benefit of good goods cheap, and
proposes to sell off this immens stoe
at actual cost. Now is the time to g.
good clothing as cheap as can
bought at wholesale. The buyer say
the merchants profit. This is no fat
sale, simply TO make pretense OF se
ling cheap by marking 75 cents goo
to 9S cents to trick the buyer as n
been done at selling out sales, b
Gerald is retiring from the mercautl
business, and he means to sell out
cost. Read the big red letter az
then come to Manning and get happ