The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
Mr.. Louis Levi spent last Sunday II

MI. Louis. Levi SpSue iaso SuHo~S
Sumter.
Mr.. r. Delgar of Sumter was in
town Monday.
Mr.. E. 8. Brown went to Sumter yes
terday on business.
Beginning next Friday the stores
will close at O'Clock.
Mr.. W. 81. Ingram OF Sumter spent
yesterday in Manning:
Mr.. Robert Burgess OF Kingstree
was ia town this week,
Mrs. A. Z. Barron has gone to visit
relatives in OraDgeburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Rhame left last
Friday night for "trip 10 Georgia.
Be sure and get some of the money
Kcasnof will give away during his olg
sale
Died last Saturday in the. Sammy
Swamp section, Mrs. Elizabeth hoose:
aged about IS 5years.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Fuller, OF Brook
lvn, N. Y, are in Manning visiting the
family of Mr.. Thomas Nlmmer.
Mr.. Aaron Abrams, of Norfolk, Va,
has moved to Manning, and has opened
up the store next door to the posSohce.
An eagle was killed by Mr.. J. NJ.
Shorter of Davis, one day last week,
the bird measured eight feet from wing
to wing.
Hon. John S. Wilson is in Sumter
and his condition is such that it IS
feared he will have to undergo surgl-
cal operation.
TEE TINES editor is afflicted with
lazyonous this week and is unable to
get I'D as much matter as he would
ike for his readers.
Married on she l1th inst, in Orange
burg. Mr.. James NJ. Brailsford, Tor
merly of Clarendon, and Miss Bessie
Bates, eldest daughter of Mr.. Frank
D. Bates OF Orangeburg-
AIcolu has again been visited oy q
FIRE. Yesterday afternoon the shingie
mill was destroyed and were 1t lot TOT
the splendid water works the whole
plant of the D. W. Alderman & Sons
Co would have been consumed.
It is a common thing now to see vls-
iting:lawvers in town since there nave
been some bankruptcy cases to work
upon. The Mutual Dry Goods. A }.
Tindal and ,Jehu Smith cases have
been keeping some Of the local and a
number of out Of town lawyers busy.
Are the Manning merchants gong
to remain Indifferent about the matter
of building a cotton warehouse: IL
strikes US that if they realize their
own welfare they will not want neigh
boring towns to become better cotton
markets, and have better cotton 1acll-
tiles.
Mr.. Perry Krasnoff showed US some
hosiery that for price beats anything
we have ever seen. Anybody can wear
socks and stockings at such prices. he
also showed some lawns that we do not
believe can be duplicated in New York
at the price. Ladies go to see hras-
nof's lawns and you will wonoer now II
happened.
Mr..M. O. E6rd, travelling repre-
sentatixe for the National Biscuit Co.,
who is. s.wellknown here, has been PRO
noted to manager of the Wilmington
branch. with headquarters at Viii
rniugton. Mr.. Efrd has frequently
Visited Manning and he has number
of friends here who will be pleased to
learn OF. his success.
The County Board Of Assessors held
their annual meeting in the court house
Yesterday, and from what we can learn
the township boards have not succeed
ed in making much headway on ac'
count of the indifference OF taxpayers
to make their returns There is only
one way;to make these indifferent peo'
ple sit up and take notice, and that Is
TO strictly enforce the law by adding. q
penalty of so per cent. to those Whc
fail to make their returns.
TEE TINES editor continues to re
ceive letters urging him to award the
.re-iadexing contract: the parties max
inc this request could not have prop.
er!y informed themselves or they would
have known that the contract for the
work is awarded solely by the clerk o.
court and THE TINES editor has nc
voice in it. Therefore all communica
tions upon the subject should be ad
dressed to the clerk of court.
About 7:SO O'Clock Saturday nigh,
IRE broke out in the barn and stable:
belonging to Mr.. A. /. Barron, and be
lore assistance could be summoned the
whole structure was enveloped.in fame
and burned so rapidly that a number
of COWS, q horse and donkey lost theil
lives. and it was only by the hardes
sin6 of work that the residence wa!
saved. Mr.. Barron's house caugh
several times. The furniture was re
moved from the dwelling and was con
siderablv damaged. The barn wa!
filed with forage-and other things. Mr.
Barron's loss is heavy. He lost SIX mn
cows. a horse and donkey. also al! 0
his winters meat, besides a consider
able Quantity OF feed. The barn was IN
snred for a small amount and so wa
the damaged furniture, but Only seo
insurance on the livestock. Inc Hi
is believed to be OF lncendlary. origin
Mr.. Barron was at the depot 10 NEE
train when the fire broke out, ao
had only LETT his home few minutes
The people responded to the alarr
promptly and the fire company, dlo eS
cellent work considering the difficult
it had ip securing water. Mr.: W.
Hacvin came upon the scene with som
fine extinguishers from his mill an
these we believe kept the rear end e