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

Tomorrow is thanksgiving day.
Mr.T. J. Hogan OF Greeleyville spent
last Monday IN Manning.
Miss Eleanor Todd is spending this
week visiting relatives in Sumter.
The colored Baptists have a newspa-
per here called The Rising Star.
Mr.. W. ?. Hawkins, OF kingstree
spent part of yesterday here on business.
Judge Wilson remained home Mon
dav on account OF illness in his family.
There will be union Thanksgiving
service in the Methodist cnurch tomor-
row.
Miss Mary Ingram of Sumter IS IL
Manning with her sister Mrs. J. 5.
Wilson.
Rev. D. a. Phillips left yesterday for
the annual conference which convenes
n Laurens.
The train from Columbia, due here at
7:lO D. ~, did not reach Manning until
4:30 this morning.
Sv mutual consent all the merchants
will close their doors tomorrow TO oo-
serve Thanksgiving Day.
Messrs. Henry Hardy OF Sumter, and
W. &. Ingram capitalists OF Sumter
spent Monday in Manning.
Last Saturday the merchants OF Man
ming did a good business. There was
large crowd and some DRINKS.
Capt D. W. McLaurin, representa-
tive of The State sinking fund comnls-
sion was in Manning yesterday.
Manning viii soon have another ply
siciau Doctor Parrott who Will move
here about the lst OF January.
Charlton DuRant Esq, left Monday
night for Laurens to attend the Metho-
dist Conference as a delegate.
Dreamland has opened for 80 days.
Bows get your dimes together and take
US girls out to see the pictures.
The sock social and hot supper at
Sardinia has been postponed on account
of the illness OF Mr. Clacious McFaddln.
Married in Kingstree last Thursday,
Mr.. W. A. C!airbourne, and Miss Bes-
sic Kelly, daughter OF Hon. John a.
Kelly.
We are requested by the family OF
Mr.. J. S. Ridgeway to thank the people
for their attentions and sympathy IN
their bereavement.
For the past few days Mauning's cot
ton market has been neck and neck
with Sumter on good grades, and ahead
on the lower grades.
Mrs. NJ. E. Archer, after spending
several weeks in Naming on visit to
her daughter, Mrs. A. S. Todd, return
ed TO her home in Anderson last thurs
Cay.
Rev. C. W. Blanchard is conducting
series Of meetings in the court house,
but tomorrow he will conduct the
Thanksgiving services in the Methodist
church.
The State Teachers Association will
be held in Columbia December 80 to
January lst, inclusive. Senator Till
man and other distinguished gentlemen
will deliver addresses.
There crept into The TINES last
week several annoying typographlcal
errors due to our incapacIty for reading
and marking the proof sheets. OF
course, it is needless for US to say these
errors are source OF regret to US.
Died in Columbia Monday, at the
home OF his daughter Mrs. Owings. DR..
Joseph A. James, in the 18th year Of
his age. Doctor James was the father
of CAPTAIN Joseph James OF Summerton.
and the grandfather Of Mrs. j. A Cole
of this town.
Grand Chancellor L. S. Mattison will
be at Pinewood on the night OF Decem-
Der 2nd, and the Pinewood Knights are
going 20 give him grand reception.
Every member of that lodge should hon
or the Grand Chancellor by being pres
ent at the meeting.
Louis Lewis ten per cent. profit sale
appeals to the substantial trading pub
lie. and he is selling large quantities OF
goods because the people have conf
dence in his professions. They know
when Louis Levi says he is selling
goods at profit OF ten per cent. they
can rely upon It.
It has been rumored for several weeks
that large lumber concern contem,
plate establishing plant in or near
this town. There have been several
timber men in Manning recently but
whether they represent the Interests
seeking location for plant we do moi
know
There was some talk of extending the
corporation limits in order TO help rais'
more revenue for the town but we dt
not see any necessity for this as long a
there remains as much undevelopet
property in the town. Build up what i
here first before reaching out for NOR
territory.
There vas au auction sale OF lots Il
Manning yesterday, and the prices, con
.sidering the scarcity OF money were yer
GOOD. The lots belonged TO Mr.. }. NJ
Bradham, averaging a width of 20 fee
with a depth of l75 feet, s lots wer'
sold at prices ranging from s475 to SD
\ large pack house house on the plar
tation of Mr.. I. V. Plowden, at Bre x
ington. was destroyed by fire last Fr
day. consuming bales OF cotton, see
out OF l3 bales, 100 bushels OF peas, be
c;6ac . LOT of other stuff, Loss aOOu