The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-19
Mr.. G. L. Thames is laid up this
week with the grippe.


tion in the freight depot at Charleston.
The continuous rains for five days
last week interfered greatly with farm
work.
Mr.. Fred Wilcox and family, of Flor
ence, are visiting Mr.. J. W. McLeod's
family.
Mr.. David Register, CT Columbia,
spent several days IN Manning during
the past week.
Mrs. Samuel Leard. of Richmond,
Va, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. 6.
H. HHggins.
Mr.. J. S. Burgess, one OF Saler''s
prominent young men. is in Naming
this week.
Died in Manning last Sunday night.
infant son of Sheriff E. 5. Candle,
aged six weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Leard, OF Rich
rnoud, Va, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. e. Higgins last week.
Mr.. Tom Baker, prominent young
business man of Raleigh, n. c., has
been in Manning on business this week.
Messrs. Harmon Noise, J. H. Clifton,
A. B. Stucky, and L. D. Jennings, OF
the Sumter bar. are here attending
court this week.
The ladies' OF the Jordan community
will give an oyster supper at the acao-
envy on Friday night, the proceeds to be
applied to the hospital fund.
Mr.. Wilson Dickson is having ma
rerial hauled for the erection OF neat
residence in the grove adjoining the
home of MIR. J. Ebert Davis.
Mr.. J. W. Mcleod is arranging to
build two new store rooms on the lot
above the McLeod-Wilkins-King Co. S
store. Mrs. Schirm has moved her
little store off the lot to the Levi alley
across the street.
The Manning tiremen enjoyed to the
utmost their annual festivities at the
Gem Cafe last Friday night. All the
bows had good time, and according to
the fullest reports obtainable they all
got home before morning
Mrs. Mortimer Hawkins returned
last night to her home in Florida after
a visit OF several weeks to her fathers
family. She was accompanied by her
sister Miss Arnie McRoy, who will
spend few months IN the land OF
flowers.
There will be a general cleaning: up
of,Oak Grove cemetery, east OF Man
ming, on February 9th, 1908. All those
enterested or have relatives buried
there are invited to come and bring
the proper tools. P. E. Ridgeway,
Chairman Board Trustees.
Hon. D. NJ. Bradhaln declines to be
candidate for reelection to the Office
of Mayor in the coming municipal cleo
tiop. He has served uninteruptedly
for the, past six years, and IS now
willing to turn over the job TO some
one else. Who will be the next mayor:
Mr.. Trabue Barksdale, of Sumter,
representing the Standard Oil Co., was
in Manning last Monday. He was look
ING into the complaints about the quail
itv of oil sold in this market, claiming
that the trouble was possible mainly
due to inferior lamp burners. Incident
allv he took steps to insure that only
the standard quality should be stored
in the tank at this place.
Mr.. G. Herbert Sass. for many years
Master in Equity in Charleston. died
last week after brief illness. Mr.. Sass
was man OF exceptional learning and
culture. and was held in the highest
esteem by all who could appreciate his
worth. He was for a number OF years
the literary editor Of The News and
Courier, and his contributions, espec-
ially book reviews, were regarded as
authoritative.
About a month ago some telephone
inemen cut down number Of branches
from shade trees on the streets in the
upper part Of town. This was done TO
clear the way for the wires, and was
probably ali right enough, but some
people think the brush should have
been taken off the streets and side
walks by this time 1t really is not very
pleasant to get tangled up in stiff oak
brush n the night time, and besides
such things are not very ornamental! IN
daylight.
The Women's Home Union Mission
Society of the Methodist church will
hold its regular monthly meeting al
the parsonage next Friday, 2lst, instant,
at O'Clock. This meeting closes the
fiscal year, so we hope a full attendance
particularly, as it is time for the cleo
ton OF officers for the ensuing year.
The members who are in arrears will
please be prepared to pay up and thus
save the treasure the trouble of calling
for i at their home. Subject for the
month, Enlarged Opportunities"
Senator A. c. Latimer was taken sud.
denly i'll in Washington last Sunday
It was thought to be an attack OF ap
pendicitis, but when operated upon II
Providence hospital it was found to be
a case Of peritonltis. \ guarded prog:
nosis was given. but the patient heic
his own fairly well until Tuesday after
noon when he took q turn for the worse
and members OF MS family were sum
noned to his bedside. MIR. LatImel
rallied. however, and the immediate
danger OF fatal termination passed
but it was regarded late last night tha
the patient was still in a critical condl
ton.