The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-10-07

toner against possible mistakes,
and consequent danger.
If YOU
are not already one OF our custo-
mers, the above is strong argu-
ment in favor OF YOU becoming
one.
Arant's Drug Store.
The State fair is October Is to Both.
The tobacco season here is about
closed.
Mr.. Ferdinand Levi of Sumter spent
last Monday in Manning.
We want our correspondents through
out the county to send US rews.
Mr.. J. D. Alsbrook, Spartanburg,
was in Manning last week.
Capt D. J. Bradham of Greelyville
spent yesterday in Manning.
Mr.. G. C. Broadway OF Paxyille,
brought to this Office a mammouth pear.
On account OF shortage in material
work on the court house IS at stand
still.
Watch the labels on your paper and
it may save you having your name cut
OFF,
There is protracted service going
on in the Methodist church which IS
well attended.
There will be not supper at Gra-
hams church next Friday night for the
benefit OF the church.
All of the Jewish business men sus-
pended operations last Monday on &C
count of the day OF atonenent.
The congregation of the Manning
bGDGlSP CUUtCI IeSU SuA0c! 1S-SASSSHo
Rev. C.. a. Waters their pastor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Thomas of
Charleston is in Manning on a visit to
the family of Mr.. W. Scott Harvin.
The farmers around Manning should
arrange to plant tobacco. The lands IN
this section are first class for tobacco
culture.
The council has had bids submitted
to it Tor a survey of the town, with a
view of installing a system OF water
works and sewerage.
The ladies of the Paxville Baptist
Church will serve ice cream, oysters
and barbecue st Paxville Friday even
ing the 10th inst. The public IS invit-
ed.
There will be hot supper at the
home of Mr.. H. G. Frierson next Fri
day evening for the benefit OF doing
work on the Home Branch church grave
yard.
The newly appointed commissioners
of election, federal and state, will meet
in Manning next Saturday 10 organize
and appoint managers to conduct the
general election November 3rd.
We were told yesterday that a letter
had been received here from Mr.. N. G.
Galluchat saying his health has so far
improved that he expects to return to
Manning the latter part OF this month.
Some Of the telephone lines are an
noyingly low, the council should request
the company to please move its wires
so as to not knock Off the hats OF those
who are forced to walk to ard from
their work.
Among the visitors to this town re-
Gently was Mr.. Myer Levi, OF Ruther-
fordon, n. c.. Mr.. Levi was born and
reared in Manning, and for many Years
a prominent business man IN his adopt
ed hc9e.
Farmers are dissatisfied with the
present prices and are hauling their
cotton home, who can blame them. The
present crop was made upon g II cent
basis. supplies were bought upon that
basis, and now when 81 is the offer 1t IS
enough to make the best OF them gag.
Amt it so.
The TINES editor has been appoint
ed chairman of a committee to solicit
funds in this county for the Bryan and
Kern campaign. This committee was
appointed after subscriptions had al
ready been made, and he does not think
it necessary to organize the committee
to further beg for money.
Business depression is having its et-
feet on everything. Farmers are de-
spondent. merchants are going ABOUT
with the blues, mechanics standing
still for lack Of work, and the depress-
ion has struck The TINES Office for lack
of material to write about. But what IS
the use.
The ginning and saw milling plant
belonging to MIR. Junius Lowder tJor-
dan was destroyed by fire last Satur-
day, together with number OF bales
of cotton of Mr.. Lowder's. We are in
formed there was about 81, 900 insur-
ance on the entire outfit which will no
more than cover one-fourth OF the loss
on machinery.
Has the PllewOOd magistrate gone
on strike for higher wages? Mr..
DesChamps was renomirated IN the re-
cent primary without opposition, but It
does seem to US he might have held on
to the Office until the legislature had a
chance to see whether the fines
from that court were sufficient to JUS
tifv keeping the Office at Pinewood at
any price. If the other magistrates in
the county outside of Manning and
Summerton were to resign Oh account
of the smallness of salary, it might
prove profitable to the county in the
end
The city council has levied a tax upon
real and personal property OF five mills,
and d Communication tax OF two dollars.
The re-assessment Of property will IN.
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