The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-06-12

This is base ball week in Manning.
EIloree vs.. Manning tomorrow and
Friday.
Mr.. 0. P. Bourke Of Georgetown
spent Sunday Ii town.
Mr.. Joseph Sprott left last week for
sojourn at Glenn Springs.
S. Oliver O'Bryau. Esq. is acting
Solicitor at Bishopvilie this week.
Mr.. W. B. Dickson has returned to
his home at Black Mountain, \. G.
Miss Lucy johnson is home from the
Greenviile Female College to spend the
vacation.
Attend the rally next Saturday. mer-
chants, and get together for your own
interests.
Miss Mabel Bethure has returned
from Orangeburg school to spend va
cation ct home.
What is the matter with our CORES
pondents? We need your letters. Let
them come full of news.
Mrs. John Odiorne of Newberry is
visiting her parents Mr.. aud Mrs. G.
r. Harvin, in Manning.
Miss Coriune Iseman OF Richmond,
Va, is in Manning visiting the family
of her uncle Mr.. S. 1seman.
Shall Manning have standard cot
ton warehouse to help bring business to
the town? Merchants, what say you:
Miss Ethel Rabb, who visited friends
here last week, is visiting her sister
Mrs. Leroy Witherspoon IN Sumter.
Mr.. Milton Weinberg, who has been
attending Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, is at home for the summer.
The best ball games OF the season
will be pulled of at the park tomorro"
and Friday between Elloree and Man
ming
Bishop Allsorook, formerly OF Man
ming. son of J. D. Allsbrook, was
among the graduates of Wotford this
year.
Misses Bessie aud Maude King OF
Fartsville, nieces of Mr.. w. G. King.
are visiting their relatives IN Claren-
don.
Misses Matte and Gussie Appelt
leave this evening for the Isle OF Palms
10 attend the meeting o. the State
Press association.
Misses Edna Brockirton, Lucille
Isenan and Corinne Barfeld OF the
Columbia College for Women are at
home for the vacation.
F. Barron Grier, Esq, of Greenwood,
who read law 10 the Office OF the late
Hon. B. Pressly Barron in Manning.
is holding court at Newberry as specl-
al Judge.
Mr.. E. D. Hodge has secured Presl-
dent Smith and Mr.. Hyatt as speakers
LOT Tue UlSSGiuS ASSAS AS->o Sts-NA ~
Everybody come out ana near these
men address the meeting.
Several of our citizens are afflicted
with the automobile craZe--that IS the
desire to own machine, and the
mania is so pronounced, they are con-
stant,v telling their friends Of it lest
they might forget.
Died at Bishopville last Friday Mrs.
Charles B. Smith, wife OF Rev Z. 3.
Smith OF the South Carolina confer
ence. The body was taken to ST.
George, the former home of the de-
ceased for interment.
Died today, at her home near Man
ming. Eurenia Sprotc, [col-) one OF the
most highly respected colored women
in the country. She will be missed by
the white people of Manning, as she
has served about every family in this
town as dressmaker.
The local storm insurance agents
that have policies on crops, say the re
ports so far received from their cllents
alone show loss OF over $4,000 and not
one third Of the farmers that were
damaged had insurance. The entire
damage to tobacco crops in this county
is estimated at over $4,000.
Rev. C. a. Waters, the newly called
pastor of the Manning Baptist church,
is expected to arrive next Friday, ana
Rev. E. N. Lightfoot, of Orangeburg,
is expected to conduct the services IN
the Baptist church next Sunday. We
voice the sentimentof the community
in welcoming Mr.. Waters to Manning
and wish for him prosperous pastorate.
AS a result of bad bridge near Mex
sens, Mr.. J. H. Childers is badly Grip
oleo with a broken shoulder. and the
doctors tell him it may be year before
he will be able to work. This IS hard
blow to Mr.. Childers as he is entirely
dependent upon his own eNertions for
support. We are told he is contem-
>pla5ing suit against the county for
damages.
On and after July lst, the postmaster
IS reouired to weigh every piece OF
mail going out from thes Office. and be-
cause of This requirement, 1t IS reques-
ed that all mail will be posted as early
as possible. Parties waiting Tor the
last moment 70 post their mail will
greatly inconvenience the postcffice.
aod cause delay in the Transmission Of
the mail.
Notwithstanding the present stand
still condition Of things in this town,
Mr.. J. N. Bradham continues TO show
his faith in the towns future by erect
ing neat and comfortable dwellings,
which he rents al reasonable prices.