The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09

Mr.. E. 3. Brown went to Florence
Friday on business.
Dr. plumer Clark, of Knoxville.
Tenn, is in town on visit.
THE TINES editor left last Monday
for the session of the legislature.
Misses Francis Davis and Julia Sprott
spent New Years day IN Columbia.
Misses Corne,is Plowden and Matte
ADpelt left Monday for Chicora Col
lege.
Columbia lost the sub-treasury oy
one vote. It will be situated st Blrmln-
ham, Ala.
Eirscbmann's removal sale is attract
ING crowds of buyers to his store, next
door to the posto6ice.
Mrs. r. L. Grier and children re-
turned last Friday from pleasant holl-
6ay visit to relatives in Rock Hill.
Mr.. Charlie Wells is now manager
OF the telegraph Office, and has moved
it in the store of L. L. Wells & 20.
Misses Lucille Iseman, Coriune Bar
field and Edna Brockinton left FRIDAY
for the College for Women IN Columola.
There will be preaching at Haryin's
next Sunday afternoon at $3.50 oy Rev.
D. A. Philips, pastor OF Manning Meth
odist church.
MIR. b. D. Mahoney and daughter, OF
Navara County, Texas, is in CLARENDON
visiting relatives. He left Clarendon
for the war with the Manning GUARDS.
Mr.. W. NJ. Plowden has bought Mr..
W. 3. Dickson's interest in the DICK
son Hardware Co., also his residence,
and will move to Manning.
Mr.. Frank Barron, who for some
wears filed an important posltlon al
RHEIMS, has returned home to accept
position in the Office OF the Lew Mer-
camille Co.
The Manning base ball association
together with a regiment OF lnolvloual
base ball cranks have been sued tor
debt, and from what we can learn there
are more suits in prospect.
Clarendon's delegation at the State
Convention of the Cotton Growers, AS
sociation Wednesday was Q. c. Scar
borough, of Summerton; S. NJ. Haynes
worth, OF Foreston, and E. D. Hodge,
of Manning.
All communications intended for
publication in this paper, should be ao-
dressed to The TINES, and not TO the
editor individually. This will insure
immediate attention by those IN cnarge
of the paper while the editor IS away.
All members of the Executive Com
mittee of the Cotton Association are
requested to meet at the court mouse
next Saturday, January 18th, at Y
O'Clock, N. Business of importance b.
D. Hodge, President.
Mr..P. 5. Thames who has had g.
nosition with the Crossweil Company,
in Sumter. has returned to his home 10
Manning, and accepted a position With
the Mutual Dry Goods Co., where he
will be pleased TO serve his many
friends throughout the county.
We are informed that DR.. 4. G.
Reed, of the Seminary, will preach at
the PRESBYTERIAN church next Sunday
morning, and moderate the congrega-
tional meeting called for that day. The
treasurer asks the members TO LOOK
after this last quarterly meeting.
Sheriff Gamble arrested and lodged
in jail, Guy Severance, negro, who
has been wanted by the Charleston
authorities for two years, upon the
charge of numbering Peter Jackson,
negro, shot at Ashley Junction, on
December oath, 1904.
There are applicants galore for the
position of county commissioner. Ihere
are two appointments to oe filed Tor
that Office, and as the supervisor hves
in the Salem section, the prooaol!ity IS
that the two commissioners Will be
from the county seat and the western
portion of the county.
Deputy Sheriff Knox, of Charleston,
arrived in Manning Friday night and
on Saturday morning had turned over
to him by Sheriff Gamble, a negro by
the name OF Guy Severance, charged
with killing negro, Peter jackson, at
Ashley JUNCTION The officer and pris-
oner left for Charleston Saturday morn
ing.
The residence of Mr.. ). D. Gerald
was sold last Friday to Mr.. Joe Davis,
of Davis Station. We have not been
able TO ascertain whether or not Mr..
Davis intends becoming citizen of
Manning, but we hope soon to count
him as one OF US. Manning always vel
comes such citizens.
County Supervisor r. E. McFaddiu,
,Ir presided over the meeting OF the
co,;nrv commissioners last Saturday.
ON account Of Mr.. E. 5. Brown, Mr..
G. J. Lesesne acted as CLERK, ard there
being a number Of claims not yet en-
tered upon the books, the commissioners
decided 20 defer the payment OF county
funds unit, an extra meeting OF tne
board which will be held the 1ssh 0.
January.
President E. D. Hodge, of the Clar
endon Cotton Association, was cnose.
by the State Convention as oelegass
at large to the National Conventlot
which convenes at Birmingham, Ala
Mr.. Hodges enthusiastic interest II