The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-21

Read The Mutual's big ad.
Post your lands. Get the notices at
THE TINES Office.
Col. W. A. Neal, Spartarburg, was
in Manning yesterday.
Mrs. Delaney OF Rion, S. O.. IS visit
ING her twin sister Mrs. ". T. Legs.
We regret to learn that Miss Minnie
Curtis of Paxville has been Ill with
typhoid fever.
Miss Belle Holiday OF the Fork has
secured. position as teacher IN the
St. Paul school.
Those desiring trespass notices to
post their land can now secure them at
THE TINES Office.
DR.. W. H. Reynolds OF Paxvii!e was
in Manning last Saturday, ana ms re-
cent illness showed plainly upon MN.
The county treasurer says that al
though the tax books are open 1or Sne
collection of taxes, he is not being over
rushed with collections.
We would ask our subscribers VINO
formerly got their papers at. .sarolnla;
and are now on the New Zion rura!
:rorte to drop US q card notifying rs OF
the change.
MIR. A. Loryea, accompanied by his
.dauphters Mrs. NJ. Z. Barnett and Miss
Annie Loryea went to Columbia to at
tend the unveiling of the Hampton
monument.
Mr. W. Thompson Wilder OF Manila
Philippine Islands is 10 Greenyille, Z.
visiting his sister Mrs. w. S. Pack:
We hope Thompson will not give ola
Manning the go by.
Prof. F. Earle Bradham and Mrs:
Bradham, principal and assistant OF
Pine Grove school were here Sat
,urday with number OF their scholars
attending the carnival.
Hon. Z. NJ. Ragin OF Columbia, for
merly of Sumnerton was stricken last
Monday with mild stroke OF apoplexy
at his home on Lady street. The at
tack is rot regarded fatal.
The dwelling and kitchen of James
Simmons, colored, near Davis station
was destroyed by fire last sunday
night. The FIRE is supposed to have
been set by rats ignitlng a match IN
the loft.
It is to be hoped that there will be
representation at the mass neetias
December 3rd. from every township
in the county. Those who feel an IN
terest IN the welfare OF the county
should aid in securing a large turnout.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riaee of Miss Arriella Rose to DR..
Arthur f. Doty, at Sumter, Thursday,
November 10Th. Miss Rose is a daugh-
ter of Mrs. W. T. Rose. formerly OF
Sardinia. but now residing in Sumter.
A new postofice has been established
in Clarendon county, to be known as
Bloomville, with W. C. White as post
master. The Office is situated at
,Thomas, mill on the North Western
railroad. about FIVE miles from Man
ming.
The evidence is strong that the depot
at Jordan was burned last week for the
purpose of robbery a postofice IN
spector appeared upon the scene the
next day, and he is satisfied that steal
ing from the depot is the cause OF the
FIRE.
There is man in this town to be
married in the near future who has a
great many friends, and he thinks II
they are going to give him a wedding
present, Che times being tight, they
might make the purchase at the zen
-kinson department store.
Nothing has yet been. heard from
Columbia about the money to pay OIL
the managers of election. The writer
will 60 to the capitol tomorrow and try
to get the matter pushed along as an
accommodation to those who are
clamoriug for their money.
Mr.. Lewis E. Wood, Court Stenog-
rapher for this Circuit has been ap
pointed a member of the Executive
Committee for South Carolina II the
National Shorthand Reporters Asso-
citation, and will in the near future
hold an examination at Sumter for
membership in the Association. Any
stenographer wishing to take this eX
animation will please communicate
with Mr.. Wood.-Sumter Item.
The citlzens of Bishopville held a
meeting Monday to take steps to i'm
prove their cotton market, they allege
that cotton in Bishopville is net fetch
ing it's value, and on some grades about
l25 points difference between that and
other markets. They sent representa-
tives to Norfnlk and Savannah to in
vestieate. Perhaps Manning might
wake up and remove the rope which
is choking out her commercial pros
perity.
We are informed that Mr. S. J.
Chandler has been appointed post
master at New Zion, in place of w. D.
Gamble, deceased. The friends Of Mr..
Chandler, as soon as they learned OF
Mr.. CANDLES death took Immediate
steps to secure this appointment. Later
however another element came into
the field for Mr.. Buddin and this
element claimed that the appointment
OF Mr.. Chandler would necessitate
moving the Office from CANDLES to
Doggeut's X Roads which would work
an inconvenience to a great many. tits
o,,r immersion thai no oOSroffice can he