The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-09-18

We comes out day earlier with this
issue.
Manning now has a long staple cotton
buyer.
The Summerton graded School opens
today Wednesday.
Miss Loulye Earvin has returned to
her school in Orangeburg.
Mr.. C. r. HarvIn, Jr., has accepted
q position at Goldville, n. c.
Trinity school opened Monday with
Mr.. Ingram Wilson as principal.
Mr.. Edward Reardon, who IS now ''on
the road" spent Sunday night IN town.
Mr.. Harry Shackleford, of Charles
ton is located in Manning as buyer OF
long staple cotton.
We regret to learn of the extreme
illness of our old friend Mr.. q. }. Nc
Leod OF Pa.svill>.
The young people had 8 very en-
iovable oSnce at the Institute hall last
Monday evening.
Judge John S. Wilson opened his
first court at Winnsboro. Fairfield
county, last Monday morning.
If slumps in cotton continues many
one will be SIS good as his oo-d,
especially if the staple gets below ten
cents.
Misses Jannerrette and Wolford, Of
Georgetown, spent Monday night ID
Manning, the guests of Miss Gussie
Appelt.
There is a strong probability of Two
more banks in Clarendon in the near
future, one at PaNville, the other at
New Zion.
Miss Gertrude Bradham left last
Saturday for Piedmont, where she has
been engaged to teach in the graded
school Of that place.
Wasn't it something fierce last Sun
dav evening" Think what the neigh
bors must have thought when the DIS
cordant sounds crashed upon their ears.
Oh my!
A number Of our subscribers who
paid us the past week will note dates
have not been changed on the laoef.
We did not have time TO correct our
mailing list week
Every reader of The TIMES should
read the spicy Special Notice Of The
Clarendon Real Estate and Fire 1nsur-
ance Agency in another column OF this
issue: as it will be of value to you.
There are some merchants IL this
town and other towns who are constant
" complaining of the small cash trade,
but these same men do not try to get
the cash trade-they do not advertise.
Notwithstanding the downward ten
dency in the price of cotton, Manning
has been paving above the Charleston
quotations. and has kept abreast OF
Sumter, the brag market of the Sta.e.
For sale-At least two automobiles:
for detailed information apply TO MessrS
L. n. Harvin and J. A. Weinberg.
These young men would seek religion
but cannot as long as they own auto
mobiles.
The barn and stables on a farm man
aged by Mr.. Belton Spelgner, for the
D. W. Alderman Sons Co., known as
the Epps farm in Salem, was struck by
lightning last Wednesday and entirely
destroyed.
The farmer who thinks he can fool
the buyers with mixing short staple cot
ton with the long staple, is only fooling
himself, we are told that one-siXteenth
of an inch in the staple makes a differ
ence of from two to three cents per
pound.
Mr.. Asbury Fielder formerly OF Pine
wood, now living in Summerton, while
riding bicycle last Monday on Main
street in Sumter colided with a wagon
and was seriously hurt. He was knocked
unconscious bv the force his head struck
the wagon.
The Woodmen of Greeleyville will
unveil a monument at Foreston on
Sunday afternoon 10Th inst, at O'Clock
in memory Of the late Sovereign j. NJ.
A1cRoy. THE TINES editor has been
invited TO deliver the address upon
that occasion.
Died last Thursday Mr.. Reubin F.
Ridgeway at the home of his son Mr..
J. c.. Ridgeway. The funeral took
place at Oak Grove church on Friday
Rev. Booth conducted the service. The
deceased was in the 18th year of his
age, Confederate veteran and good
citizen.
We direct attention to the advertise.
ment OF Messrs. Shaw & McCollum, o!
Sumter. This firm is among the best
dry goods concerns in Sumter. They
handle shoes and everything pertain,
ing to dry goods. Both, Messrs. Shaw
and McCollum, have q host OF friend:
in Clarendon.
Mr.. L. NJ. Jones has been appointed
rural mail carrier for the route to gt
out from Alcolu through the Fork sec
ton, The route was TO nave started
last Monday morning, but owing to de
lay on the part Of the government II
in sending notice of the appointment
it will be couple OF weeks before tn
route will be put in full operation.
The Columbia State of Monday an
nounces the sudden death Of Mr.. 6. A
Hammer at Hot Springs Ark, last Sun
day. Mr.. Hammer was one OF Rlch
lands most prominent and progress!v