The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-11-25
Pinewood Dots.
Editor The Manning Times:

Editor The Manning Times:
The members of Pinewood Lodge No.
l24 Knights Of Pythias have already
started arrangements for their oyster
supper to take place at their next reg.
ular meeting, which will be the first
"Wednesday night in December. which
falls on the second. Each member Is
urged to attend this meeting. The sup.
per is given for only the members and
visiting knights, invitations has been
sent TO some OF the high officers which
are most likely to attend. The X. Of r.
and s.. of the lodge will be on hand
with his receipt book to receive back
dues and funds for The Thornwell Mem.
orial Commission. By,special arrange
ments brother Lee Fielder will have the
floor TO talk life insurance before sup
per IL is hoped every member will be
on hand Wednesday evening al $ o CLOCK
December 2nd 1908.
The town election was pulled of or
the 18th with the following result: D.
Il. Lide. Intendan;: MeSSrs. J. w
Weeks. T.. G.. GeddingS. g. D. Grittjr
and w D. EpperSon. Wardens.
Mr.. Frank Grillia had one OF his
thumbs mashed of one day last week!
while on a hand car crossing Santet
trestle.
Miss Decca Eli Lawrence and Mr.. NJ
bert Ross Williamson OF Augusta, Ga
viii be married on "Wednesday evening
November %. at / o'clocl! a. the hons
of Mr. and Mrs J. P. Lawrence, par
ents Of the bride Rev. W. S. Porter
pastor OF the Presbyterian church vii
perform the marriage ceremony. Miss
Decca IS the Youngest daughter of Nh
and Mrs. J. p Lawrence. Mr.. William
son is Young attorney. practiciug law
in Augusta. Mr.. and Mrs. Williamson
will leave that afternoon for the future
home in Augusta.
Mr.. Cole Biease Witherspoon has re.
sieued his position at Mr.. y. G.. Stack:
and new has position with the South
ern Express Company in Sumter.
Mr.. Howard Scott can be found a
Mr.. y. G. Stacks and will be glad u
serve his numerous friends.
Several from here went TO Charleston
to take in Gaia Week.
NJ EIuc NeI W WIZ O!pSc IiIto I!is
poStot1ice here not long ago.
Broadway Bros, OF Silver will begir
putting down their saw and planeipG
mills here soon They haye enough
timber 10 last them three years Or long
er.
It is a little dangerous to citizens tC
linger on Hampton Avenue at night fo'
bullets are going TOO and fro, almos
nightly.
Mrs. c. G. Chapman and Miss Abbit
Ragin have returned home after an eX
tended visit TO Cheraw, S. C.
Contractor Grapdy is pushing tht
completion Of the school house rapidly
He has a contract to do some repairing
az Milford as the Northern visitors art
expected about December 18th.
The new town fathers have put on ;
night watchman instead OF a day police
man. Watchman will go on duty at
O'Clock p. m, and come off at q. m.
John Nelson killed Daisy Clark or
last Thursday night near what is knowr
as Manning Pineland Section. Nelson
started into the house where the CLARK
woman was, with a gun on his shoulder
AS be entered the door he attempted t(
take the gun from Off his shoulder ant
for some unknown reason the gun waS
discharged and the whole load entered
the woman's right side, death being al
most instant. Nelson came to Magistrate
Henry F. Stack about O'Clock at night
and gave himself up. The Coroner
iury's verdict was that Daisy Clark
no NO 70 how SootI, fro,,, rpr cbD,
wound inflicted by John Nelson. [,
seems as if bad booze and too many low.
ers are the star principals and when
we'll sifted will be found true.
Prof Patterson expects to spend
Thanksgiving day at his home near
Woodford. S. C
1t seems as if Woodmen OF the
World lodge could be gotten up in this
town and vicinity. BUSTER.