The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-26


We surmise that everybody is glad
the first spasm is over.
The electorate in the hands OF some
is farce-a comedy OF errors.
Major A. Levi is expected home next
week. The last heard OF him, he was
in Halifax.
The merchants are receiving large
quantities OF goods from the Northern
markets.
Miss Augusta Applet has returned
from a couple of weeks visit to friends
in Charleston.
DR.. Milton Weinberg of John Hop
kins University of Baltimore IS at home
on his vacation.
The TINES editor will take q couple
of DAYS at Tybee with a party OF trlenos
the latter part Of the week.
Mr.. John P. Thames, of Manning,
has accepted position with Z. NJ.
Dayis & Son, at Davis Station.
Congressman Legare is making
another effort to have a daily mail re-
established IN the Sardinia section.
Died at her home near Summerton
last Saturday, Mrs. Charlotte Watt,
wife OF Mr.. John S. Watt, aged aoout
55 years.
Mr.. Julian Weinberg returned home
from New York yesterday. The mourn
ers bench will now be entertained we
are sure.
There were people here yesterday at
tending the election who have been liv-
ing out of the county for more than
year.
There are men in this county who can
talk all day on the subject OF banking
and currency, who would hardly under
stand how to get check cashed.
The election here yesterday was eN-
ceeding quiet. There did not appear to
be anv excitement, and so far as we
could see, very little log-rolling.
The political pikers who are on the
,<oorrow will have one more chance ana
then what is to take place OF the can
.didate to supply the means Tor a nall
: pint?
Manning is making the effort OF her
life to draw trade. The people OF Clar-
erdou will 6nd it to their interest TO 40
their business in this town the coming
season.
The work of the assessing board IS
not quite complete, but so far their
labors have been satisfactory to even
those whose property valuation has
been raised.
Found dead in his house, near Fores-
ton, Saturday, 18th, inst, Mr.. j. j..
Lowder. aged about 81 years. He went
into the war in Company &C" 10Th
regiment.
Rev. P. 3. Wells will deliver lee
ture in Manning on Thursday evening
Sept, 3rd, for the benefit of the hospital
fund. The hour and place will be an
nounced later.
The work OF moving the school build
ING has been temporarily held up, but
on she arrival home of Major Levi, the
chairman of the board OF trustees, we
expect to see operations commenced.
The Ladies Missionary Society OF
the Presbyterian church will hold
their regular monthly meeting at half
past 4 O'Clock next Friday afternoon at
the residence OF Mrs. Sauls.
Mrs. T. NJ. Mcuzon has gone North
to make the millinery selections for the
". E. Jenkinson Co. Mrs. Mouzon is a
lady Of well known taste, and has had
much experience in the millinery ousl-
ness.
Mrs. D. Eirschman left Sunday for
New York to purchase her millinery
stock, and when she returns she pro-
poses to make her millinery department
second to none in the town.
Cur young friend, Pope Moore, got
mixed up in a runaway last Sunday
night, and it war'nt with woman
nuther, but it resulted in . smashed
buggy, and no bones broken.
We know our readers do not expect
much news matter IN The lines this
week. Everybody is interested in the
elections. and the excitement has even
pervaded the newspaper Office.
Rev. J. L. Harley, Superintendent
of the Anti-Saloon League preached in
the Methodist church last Sunday
morning, at Bethlehem in the after
noon. and at the Baptist church at
night.
Died at High Springs Fla, Mr.. James
G.. Il. Setter Of Manning. The deceas,
ed had been in bad health for some
time, and was thought to be improving,
but he took a sudden turn for the worse
and never recovered.
The country from now on will be
flooded with political literature, and il
would not surprise Us if there Is lol
Of money spent IN the second race II
is strongly suspected there was money
used in yesterdays election.
The next question the town is to con
sider is g sewerage system to carry the
sewerage from the new court house
and the new school house, for without
sewerage both of these magnihcent
buildings will be each lacking in the
most important particular.
One of the excuses we heard yester
day for voting against Governor Ansel
was that the governor refused to pardor