The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-08-12


The primary comes off Tuesday 10Th
August.
Mr.. Geo. Williams has returned from
Glenns.
Mr.. P. B. Mouzon left this morning
for Glenns.
Mr.. C. r. Har7in is back from Hen
dersonville.
Everybody get into the game TO
make Manning grow.
Mr.. S. W. Barron is still confined TO
his bed with rheumatism.
Mr.. D. Levi and family have return
ed from the Isle OF Palms
Captain w. C. Davis and wife are
back from their tour of the west.
MIR. F. 2. Burgess returned this
morning from his trip to the mountains.
Miss Isabelle Addison OF Charleston
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. N. Young.
The county campaign meetings
opened to day at Smiths school house
in Salem.
It IS estimated the Manning tobacco
market will handle 100000 pounds OF
tobacco this season.
Quite a number from Manning at
tended the bsptizing at Tindal's Mill
last Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. John P. Richardson, widow OF
the late Governor Richardson IS eS-
rremelv Ill in Columbia.
It will not be long before the boys
and girls will be packing their trunks
and hike of for college.
E. c. Dennis, Esq, OF the Bishopville
bar spent Monday night IN Manning on
business with Judge Wilson.
$4,000 will be very acceptable to the
taxpayers of Clarendon county Gooo
luck to you Congressman Legare.
Miss Margaret Brunson, a daughter
of Mr.. Joel E. Brunson has been elect
ed to teach in the high school at COL
umbia.
Married last Sunday night by Rev.
D. A. Phillips, in the Methodist par
sonage, Mr.. j. P. Price and Miss Mary
Snyder.
Judge Wilson can say "three strikes
and out as gracefully as he can say,
1890 or II months at hard labor. on
the public works. -
The leans and the fats played base
ball last Monday afternoon, with hls
Honor Judge John S. Wilson umpire.
The fats won out.
Messrs Prickett and Ivy OF St. Mat
thews spent Monday in Manning look
inc after buying the Clarendon Sentl-
mel printing outfit.
The bids for the new school house
are TO be opened to be opened today:
There are several representatives OF
contracting concerns here.
A sober type-setter can secure en-
ployment at THE MANNING TINES
Office. Apply in person. No dope
tends or booze artist needed.
On last Thursday the dwelling OF Mr.
J.E. Lowder at Pinewood was oes
troyed bv FIRE. The FIRE is supposed tc
have oris sinated from the kitchen. IL
surance will not cover the loss.
Just so ''Appelt gets the Devil stucb
to him I don't mind it, is the gleefu
consolation of one OF Manning's biz
property owners. when told the assess
ing board had raised the valuation O.
his property.
The trade OF Manning is taking OF
new activity since our business me1
have shown symptoms of life, and dis
position Of helping themselves. There
is nothing like snap, vim, push and lov
prices to make trade.
There will be a basket picnic o.
Black river, near Sardinia, next Fri
dav. Everybody with well filed bas
kets are invited. At the picnic groun'
there is a magnificent flow OF arteslal
water. A great place for a good time
On last Wednesday afternoon Will
playing baseball at Pinewood, Nj
Robert Griffin was struck in the fac
by the ball. cutting the face and caus
ing painful wound DR.. Salley too
several stitches and the young ma
will be alright soon., Paxvilie won tn
game 10 10 s.
The Manning Board OF Trade at il
meeting last Wednesday evening elect
ed the following officers: President
W. c.. Davis: Vice President, D. N
Bradham: Directors, F. P. Erwin, "
E. Jenkinson, L. Il. Harvin and G.
Sprott. Additional directors TO b
selected later.
There was sent this newspaper q le
ter from Newberr; for publication. bu
we decline to rubbish it because tn
name OF the author is not attached. w
would suggest to the writer of th:
ANONYMOUS letter, that his efforts woul
be more effective did he sign his name
even though his communication is OF
political nature affecting a candidat
for State Office.
The town board of assessors are no
at work assessing town property. an
when they get through. the town boar
of equalization will take hold OF tn
matter. The probability IS there WI
be a more equitable assessment
property here in the future. The sma