The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-29

Children's Day will be celebrated oy
a picnic at New Zion church on Satur-
day, June Sth, instead OF Saturday,
June 1st.
Rev. A. r. Woodson wentto George.
town last Friday, addressed a Sunday
school convention and returned nome
Saturday.
Mr.. A. D. Minor, former dry goods
merchant from Sumter has been con.
yicted in the Jacksonville courts OF
grand larceny.
A few gentlemen spent last Saturday
at Home Lake and caught over TWO
hundred fine fish, and one OF them
brought the editor the news only.
Manning's new FIRE engine has ar
rived, and is great improvement on
the old one The pump is worked by
gasoline power instead OF hand, and
the pressure is much greater.
The congregations OF the different
churches are expected to hold union
service at the Baptist church on Sun
dag evening, June 2, at $50 O'Clock.
DR.. Daniel is expected to preach.
The Times editor was called away
Sunday night which kept him out OF
town Monday, and then he left last
night for Greenville to attend the
graduating exercises OF Chlcora COL
lege.
There will be an entertainment at
Tubeville in the Z. Of ?. hall by
Thos. q. Lindsey, q humorous mono
logist and impersonator Saturday night
next. The entertainment is given un-
der the auspices OF the z. of P: lodge.
We hear there will be several mar
riages in and around Paxville in the
near future. This information came to
us by accusing a lady friend, when she
offered in mitigation for what she
was contemplating ~ am not. the only
one. there are several more.
Read Krasnof's big advertisement.
He has bought out the bankrupt stock
OF il. Mcleod and he viii dispose Of
it. if Offering goods below value will
induce people 20 part with the coin.
Krasnotf went into this speculation
merely to keep the money from leaving
the county. as would be the case II
strangers bought. Everybody take
advantage of this sale.
The Cable Company OF Charleston
telegraphed US yesterday as follows:
sour tuner Bissonette reaches Man
ming tomorrow to tune pianos, notify
public through press. Leave orders
with Kennerty. J. '. Wallace, Man
ager." Mr.. Bissonetse is piano tuner
OF high reputation. BE has had prac-
tical experience of over IS years and
his work is highly commended.
Dr. J. W Daniel will preach the
commencement sermon at the Institute
hall on next Sunday morning, June ),
at l:l5 O'Clock. The congregations OF
the different churches are cordially In
vited to be present on this occasion.
On Monday evening at S:45 the gradu-
atire exercises will take place. Hon.
George 3. Cromer of Newberry will
deliver the literary address. The peo-
ole of Manning are fortunate iu having
secured this distinguished speaker Tor
this important time.
We would commend to the business
men of this town to profit by the lesson
demonstrated by Rev. A. r. Woodson.
he gave a practical demonstration,
more effective that all oratory or lee
turing, OF what can be accomplished by
sincere cooperation. II the business
men OF Manning will lay aside selfish
ness, and littleness and cooperate as
heartily as everybody did with Mr..
Woodson, we would see more business,
more prosperity and more genuine
happiness.
The friends OF Mr.. C. L. Ridgill will
regret to learn that Sunday afternoon
of last week he had the misfortune to
lose his barn with its contents by hre,
We had heard of Mr.. Ridgill's misfor'
tune in time to have it in last weeks
paper, but we could not see any one
who would confirm the indefinite re-
port that reached us. Mr.. Rldglll's
loss was very severe, all OF his corn,
oats, forage and considerable fertlll'
ger. He was at home, but when the
fire was discovered it. was under sucn
headway nothing could be saved.
There was very pleasing enter.
tainment in the Institute hall last
Wednesday evening. The purpose was
in aid OF the fund to be raised to take
up the note against the Presby byterlar
church. Besides some excellent read.
ings by Miss Laura Josephine Bridg.
man, their were some well executed
musical selectionss, vocal and instru-
mental. The Cable Company of Char
lesion, through their representative,
MIR. Il. J. .Kennerty kindly loaned q
Conover piano for the occasion, and
everybody noted the excellence of the
instrument. Refreshments were served
on the campus and everybody enjoyed q
nice evening.
Pinewood and Manning played ball
here last Thursday, and it was a shame
to see the size Of the lemon the visitor:
carried back to the town by the swamp
SIDE. It may be said however, If Pine
wood had given it's pitcher support the
came would not have resulted in allow
Inc Manning to waltz around the base:
thirteen times. Pinewood's pitchel
was alright, but the rest OF the aggre
CATION need to know the game. Hnel
TOO. the rooters that came here Will
the visitors would have helped out
whole lot if they had before going t
the park, called upon Charlie Will
and had their voices laundried. Tn
score was l3 to 3 in favor of Manning
but this does not mean that Mannln!
played good ball The way Mannln:
played in the inning which gave Plne
WOOD three runs might be spe!!s'
BUN, but Pinewood's playing, lik