The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-08

The Grand Lodge of Knights OF
Pythias convenes aJ Anderson, May
18th.
Several from Manning are in Char
lesion taking in the national scnuet-
zenfest.
We are informed that some OF the
Paxville claims for fire insurance have
been adjusted.
The Times editor has been summon
ed as petit juror IN the United States
court at Charleston June 4th.
Hon. John S. Wilson, we are happy
to chronicle, continues to improve, and
it is hoped he will be able to come
home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Marcus of Kingstree,
spent last Sunday in Manning visiting
the family of Mr.. D. Hlrschmann.
Mr.. A. Plumer Burgess Of Summer
ton is hard down at work on re-lnoeN-
ing the real estate records OF the clerk 5
Office.
Miss Lydia Scarborough was pain
fully hurtl last Sunday nightin Summer
ton, by being thrown from carriage
drawn by frightened herses.
The veterans assembled in the court
house last Saturday and after speeches
the camp decided to attend the re-
union at Columbia Tuesday.
There will be preaching at Fellow
ship church next Sunday afternoon at
4:30 O'Clock By the pastor, Rev. J. n.
Tolar. Public cordially invited.
# the property of this town was as
sessed for taxation at the valuation the
the owners price it at, there would be
howl. that would put to shame an
, eastern gale.
Those owning swamp lands are being
looked after now by prospective pur-
cnasers. There is hardly week but
there are several agents in town pros
pecting for swamp timber.
The report of the ball game last
Friday. made Joe Wells famous ano
brought to him telegraphic profer OF
a sstry out'' with Columbia. Wells
modesty prevented his acceptance.
The high price winds have blighted
the millinery sales this season, and
tie second crop is nearly ripe. It IS
always the early varieties where high
prices prevail.
TIE MANNING TINES Office prints
wedding invitations as neatly as the
engraved kind that people pay high
price for abroad, and ours brings as
many wedding presents.
A number of Meaningless went to
Brewington last Sunday to attend the
communion service at Brewlngton
church. A fine dinner was served IN
the grove after the morning service.
That was not an Owl hooting last
Monday night, as the upper part OF
town supposed, It was the alto voice OF
of young lady, anxiously waiting for
her Timerous friend with a box OF
chocolates.
The man-seekers club of this town
is out of sorts because there IS not
more said about its aims and pur-
poses, in the newspapers. The mem
bers of the club evidently believe that
advertising pays.
We regret exceedingly our inability
TO print the account of the closing ex-
ercises of the Pine Grove school in this
issue. It was, together with consider
able other matter forced out. But 1t
will appear next week.
The l1th annual commencement Of
Clemson College begins June 9th. Rev.
r. B. Smart, D. D., delivers the bac-
calaureate sermon. DR.. J. B. Kirk
land. LII. D., delivers the annual ad-
dress to the graduating class on Tues
day evening.
Manning and DuRant played at a
game of base ball here last Friday
afternoon, resulting in score OF Is to
2. Mr.. Joe Wells made a very hne
running catch which was the feature
of the game. Now that Manning has
won game possibly it will encourage
the team to practice, SO 1t may enter
tain people when-they go out to the
park.
Mr.. H. J. Kennerty, the Cable Com
pany's genial representative IS show
ing the results of his labors by placing
high grade pianos in a-number OF Man
ming homes. He has recently come
out victorious in the contest for placing
pianos in Col. J. ]. Dargan's institute
at Statesourg, where a number OF
pianos were placed to be judged b..
competent musicians.
The bankrupt stock of the Mutual
Dry Goods Company is now being sold
bv the purchasers, a company from
AUGUSTA, Ca For the past several
DAYS the goods were being tagged pre-.
paratory to the sale, and now every
thing is ready to serve those who are
seeking goods at reduced prices. The
manaoement of this sale claim they
must dispose OF it within the next 81
DAYS REGARDLESS of original cost. There
fore those who have ready cash cal
now have an opportunity OF savlnE
money.
We are told that our comments Il
last weeks Times with regard t.
school teachers, and parents has ra1se'
the ire of a few, and they are maxim!
rather severe criticisms OF US. To sucl
we extend an invitation to reply to tn
article promising them to puoIls'
every word they write and to CIV
them full and fair play. Now instea
OF throwing rocks at US from amousn
come out in the open and let the publ
who it is that has a good, sound, sens
bic reason to disagree with what W
had 70 cay in hahalf of The helpleS