The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-23

Congratulations to Judge Wilson.
MIR. O. P. Bourke Of Georgetown was
in Manning last night.
Mr.. Perry Krasnof of Summerton
spent Sunday in town.
The Joshua Simpkin's Company show
ed here last Saturday night.
Mr.. C. E. Strange of Winnsboro is
visiting in Clarendon this week
Mr.. Watts Gowdy, prominent
merchsnt of Lake City, was IN town
yesterday.
D. Hirschmann has moved into the
store recently made vacant by c. NJ.
Davis & Co.
Mr.. R. L. Blackman OF the South
Atlantic Oil Co., spent yesterday IN
town on business.
The town council is having another
supply tank dug On Brooks Street, near
Major Lewis residence
Mr.. C. E. Strange, of Winnsboro, IS
spending a few days With relatives ana
friends in the county.
Several from here joined a bunch OF
Summerton sports last Monday ana are
camping in Santee this week.
a militia company has been organ
lied at New Zion. Mr.. Joe Gibbons IS
captain of this new company.
Solicitor John S. Wilson was today
elected Judge of the Third Circuit by
q vote of 81 to Is, in the Legislature.
Mr.. r. J. Bland, prominent mem
ber Of the Sumter Bar, was IN town
Yesterday on professional business.
Manning and Georgetown will not
be in the State League this season, as
they had no representative at she meet
ing in Sumter last night.
The Alcolu railroad will run q special
train to CANDLES Tuesday, the 18th, for
the big administrator's sale. See the
ad. in another column.
There was large crowd at the tur-
key shoot last Thursday at Martln's
lake, and everybody had q good time.
The day was pleasant and the dinner
extra fne.
If we are short Of local matter this
week it may be attributed to our being
very busy last Saturday with public
matters, and Mr.. Oliver O'Bryan's ao-
Sence from town.
Messrs. Scarborough and Dingle
spent last Saturday Lees birthday at
their homes in Summerton. There
was no session of the legislature. DR..
Woods remained in Columbia.
Mr.. G. P. Scarborough, former
sheriff OF Darlington, and brother OF
Hon. O. C. Scarborough, was in Man
ming Saturday, and drove through the
country to Summerton.
Invitations are out announcing the
marriage of Miss Marie Kincald Rabo
and MIR 81. Leroy Witherspoon, to
take place in the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian church at Winnsboro on
January 3Oth.
There will be meeting of the Cot
ton Growers Association on Saturday,
February 4th, at which time President
e. D. Smith will deliver an address. 1t
is hoped that a large gathering from
all sections will be present.
At the soldiers meeting on Saturday
at Miss Annie Loryea's house, one OF
of my comrades exchanged hats with
me- T am fond of ny old hat and beg
that the one who has it would exchange
back with me. D. J. Bradham.
President E. D. Hodge returned from
Birmingham, Ala, where he attended
the rationa. meeting of the Southern
Cotton Association. Mr.. Hodge was
called upon by the ASSOCIATION to ad.
dress them upon the practical side OF
the cotton question. Mr.. Hodge Gov
cred himself with glory and closed
amid applause.
Don't forget .ne Clemson car will be
in town Thursday week. Every farmer
should be on hand, as questions OF vital
interest to them will be discussed Dy
these gentlemen from Clemson, and q
practical demonstration OF the Work
carried on at this great institution will
be fully shown.
By instructions Of the postofice de-
partmsnt, an examination was held N
Manning last Saturday for Rural Route
Carrier from Summerton, a position
made vacant by the resignation of Mr..
Vernon e. Scarborough. Messrs.
Joshua W. Anderson, Julian E. Mel
lette, Louis T. Fischer, B. c. Ragin
and Samuel L. Brunson stood the ex.
animation. Mr.. Louis Appelt was the
examiner.
On Monday morning there came
very near being serious wreck of the
passenger train for Columbia A hand
car loaded with ties was on the track,
near the crossing, when the passenger
came running up. The hands did not
have time in which to remove the car
and when it was hit by the fast moving
train, it was broken into spllnters. Il
was almost miracle the passenger was
not Gerailed.
Died at his home last Thursday B
Reese Gibson, aged about s. years
The funeral took place SATURDAY,
morning at Home Branch church
Rev. J. n. Tolar conducted the ser
vice. The deceased was Confederate
soldier, served one term in the legls
lature. He always took lively inter
est in the Sunday school, and was 1ol
many years the Superintenoane a.
Home Branch. He was good citizen
a stauneh friend and man OF influence