The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-10-09

Harmony presbyterry convened a5
Summerton to-day.
Messrs. r. L. and ". P. Montague
buyers Of Swamp timber are IN Man
ming.
The Temple Quartette gave a per-
formance here last evening which was
fairly good.
Miss Dora Lewenthal OF Georgetown
IS in Manning visiting her uncle Mr.
A. Weinberg.
Died near Summerton last S"7day
Mrs. r. 3. Earvin, widow OF the late
Capt. r. 3. Harvin.
Quite q number Of Masons from this
place are going to Sumter to take the
Royal Arch degrees.
All members Of the fire department
are requested to be at the engine mouse
at $50 tonight for practice.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union has honered Manning by elect
ing Mrs. Joseph Sprott president.
What has become OF the election to
vote on school bonds? Now is the time
to get the matter before the people.
The presbyterian missionary society
met at DR.. W. NJ. Brockinton's home
Monday evening and the occasion was
exceedingly pleasant.
Kingstree has had for several years
a modern school building, and now that
town is to put up another to meet the
demands of the growing town.
Hon. A. W. Todd, a brother of DR..
A. S. Todd, and one OF Charieston's
representatives in the legislature, stent
last Saturday here with his brother.
Married st Norfolk, Va, Miss Kate
Ingram to Mr.. Leonard. Miss Ingram
is the Youngest child of Mr.. l. G. In
gram Of Dillon. formerly of Manning.
Died suddenly on the 4th inst: at
Ell Paso, Texas, DR.. W. W. Anderson.
Jr. The deceased was son OF DR.. w.
wv. Anderson of Summerton, aad the
S0ody Will be inferred at that place.
Mr.. W. A. Burgess visiting rel
atives in Spmmerton was accidentally
thrown from his buggy and his right
arm badly broken. He was sent to
the Sumter hospital, and blood poison
ing is feared.
The patrons of the Manning post
Office will remember that, beginning
Sunday morning 18th inst for seven days
the evening mail will close at 6:l5. in
stead OF $50 p. n. to allow time for
counting mail.
On last Saturday our court was mon
opolized by the Sumter bar, and as q
result great many cases were con-
tinued. We do not think it exactly
fair to Clarendon litigants, and the
legislature should enact some law to
make these lawyers shiney on their
own side.
While en- route to the Manning cot
ton Warehouse on the Alcolu rail road,
last Saturday car containing 42 bales
OF cotton caught fire, and the cotton
was so badly damaged that it almost a.
mounts to total loss. The cotton was
not insured and the loss will be paid
by the railroad.
Cards are out announcing the com
ing marriage on the 18th inst, N the
Florence Methodist church OF Mr.. 5
G. Peterson and Miss Blanche Ethelyn
Morris, daughter Of Rev. and Mrs
Thomas E. Morris. Mr.. Peterson for
merly lived in Manning and was the
bookkeeper at Rigby's store.
While on visit to his brother Mr.
W. J. Bradham, last Wednesday after
noon, Mr.. Sam q. Bradham, apparent
" in the best Of health, was stricker
with paralysis, and has not been aolf
to move himself since. He is gradually
getting lower, and his condition IS eS
tremely serious. He was removed K
his home Monday.
The large and attractive ad7ertis
ment CT J. 3. Rigby in this issue, IS al
evidence of the mercantile awakening
in this town. Rigby has a large an
well selected stock of goods, especial.
dress goods, and he is the sole agent o
the famous Schloss clothing. To go t
his store is to buy, if good goods. goo
treatment and living profits are an IN
ducement.
The police oounced down on E.
Rhodes restaurant last Saturday
interrupted a crap game going on, an
being run by Rich and Broom. Their
were twelvein the push but three lolne
the bird gang and got away, Will
nine of these dead game sports Wer
marched to the calaboose. The mayo
supposed a fns OF ten dollars on eac
and every one including the house.
Judge Meminger has fled his deci:
ion in the long fought case Of S: W
Griffin plaintiff VS. Joseph D. Griffin
al. defendants, in favor OF the plaintiff:
The decree is able and exhaustive, an
It finds something over $500 due th
plaintiff by the defendants. A foreeN
sure OF mortgage and sale of the defer
dant Joseph D. Griffin interest IS osael
ed. The plaintiff was represented .
Rhame & Davis and the defendants
Charlton DuRant Esq,
Il will be remembered that SON
time AGO our Summerton corcespol
dent. alluded to an acre OF corn RAISE
by Hon. J. r. Dingle, and the estlna
al that time was doubted by gre;
many. especially after the correspo
Sont ;ntimsted that the estimate vi