The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-07-10

Again we would direct attention I
the patrons of the postoffice to getlln
their mail in the office a little earle
as the postmaster has been required
do additional work in making up tn
mail to 90 off. and where people wa
until the time for closing, it makes
hard on the postmaster who is anXlou
to be accommodating but it is imposS
BILE for him to take any chances OF mi:
sing his mail Just TO be accomnodatin.
The tobacco is being marketed, sex
eral thousand pounds has already bee
sold upon the Manning market, an
the prices are very satisfactory. Tn
warehousemen here say they propos
to put this market at the head of tn
! list this season: They will have ful
and complete line OF competitive buy
ers, and have made arran ngements t
protect their floors, so that full marke
prices can be secured.
About three O'Clock this morning th'
dwelling house of John Washington
colored, was discovered on ire: ane
before the family could be aroused t
make their escape the building wa:
beyond saving. A little of the turnl
ture was saved. Washington IS a hard
hard working colored man, and ha:
ALWAYS conducted himself in such
manner as to win the good will Of the
white people, who are low sympatliz
ing with him in his severe misfortune
and will, we have no doubt assist hin
in his troubles.
The magnificent crop prospect should
be an inspiration to accomplish some
thing for the general good. Let US al
pull together for a big fall and winte'
business. To do this largely depend:
upon our merchants. They must real
iZe there are nearby towns IN active
competition, and if these towns Offer
trade inducements that ours do not, o
course the trade will 60 where the
best inducements are held out. Man
ming must sell goods this fall cheaper
than any of the other nearby towns
and by doing so there will be a grea
commercial revival.
The colored Baptists of Clarendon
have built at Paxville an elegant schoo
building, which is credit to any com
munitv. The building is well arrang'
red. has eight rooms and can accommo
date about 600 children. The trustee:
will ask the county to give them some
aid towards equipping the building
with desks. The policy Ct the State |:
to educate the colored race, to make
them good citizens, and where any
number OF them have manifested a dis
position to help themselves. as these
people have, the little aid asked for
from the county should be granted.
There were quite number OF appll-
cants to stand the entrance eNamlna-
tions to Winthrop. The following
Young ladies stood: Misses Bessie
Geddings, Camilla Griffin. Susie Hol-
laday, Annie Rutledge, Emmie John.
son, Hattie Plowden, Ethel Richbourg:
Carrie Reaves, Vera DuRant and Mag
Gle Montgomery. There is no vacant
scholarship at Winthrop this year, and
the number applying for entrance as
pav students is good Indication.
There is one scholarship for Clemson,
and Messrs. Wylie Hodge Roy D. Nc
taQQl0 apQ SCoVl "Ct0 ehS Wy
plicants.
What is known on the Atlantic Coast
Line as the ':shoo-fy" running between
Orangeburg and Lanes if extended on
to Florence, would he great service
to the public generally, as til now, this
train GETS to Lanes about y O'Clock
and remains there idle until about t
O'Clock. whereas if it went on 70 Flor
ence it would be a.great saving of time
to large amount of travel, who to 60
in the direction of Florence cannot
make the trip in less than two days. 1t
is not our purpose to arrange schedules
for the Coast Line, but we do think
those il authority might investigate
this proposition for the benefit OF the
public.
The TINES editor makes an appeal
to the white people of the Town OF
Manning to contribute to the relief OF
John Washington, who this morning
had the misfortune to lose his house by
fire. 1t is needless for US to say who
Washington is, and what service he
has rendered this town. all OF US know
that whenever there is fire, matters
not whose property IS in danger, Wash
ineton can always be depended upon to
give assistance. Not only this, Wash
ington has time and again used his IN
fuence with his race to prevent them
from acting on the advice given them
by evil disposed persons. He is deserv-
inc of help, and we sincerely hope that
the white people of Manning will come
forward and help this unfortunate man.
There will be large turnout at the
Saiem-Manning picnic next Friday;
The merchants of this town have all
agreed to close their stores, and every
one Of them aud their clerks expect to
help dedicate the new road. Ihere Is
much expected from this road which
brings to our town a very important
portion of the county by several miles
nearer than before, and our people ap'
preciate its Importance to the CONNER
cial interests of Manning. The pur'
nose of the picnic is to bring the people
of both sections together to lubllate
and to urge the necessity of all feeling
an interest in the upbuilding OF Claren'
don's county seat. There will be, we
are told, several speeches made on this
| occasion, in fact, we would be disap.
pointed very much if }. H. Rigoy anc
| W. E. Jenkinson, the leading dry
goods merchants Of the town get away
Without making a speech each. It /:
rumored around town that Jenkinsor
was upstairs in his store all q ay on the
Fourth of July practicing the speect
he is to deliver at the picnic
The Warehouse.
The cotton warehouse bids fair to be