The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-02-05

Miss Mavo)a Walker has returned
from delightful visit to Sumter.
The cold weather snapped the water
pipes.
Hon. O. C. Scarborough, of Summer
tor was here last Monday.
Mrs. Scarborough, OF Darlington, is
visiting has daughter,s Mrs. +. /.
Harlee.
Ms. B. Hartz, of Washington, is il
Manning visiting her daughter, Mrs.
D. Levi.
Ex-Judge r. o. Purdy spent Monday
in Manning.
Miss Corinne DuRrant. of Rome, S.
c.. is in Manning visiting the family OF
Judge Wilson.
When you come to court make Brad
hams Stables headquarters and take
home that mule.
Only a few persons in this county
liable 10 road duty have failed to pay
the Communication tax.
a barn on the Applet Mill place,
worth about s400, was destroyed by fire
last Sunday. No Insurance.
There will be preaching at Fellow
ship church next Sunday Afternoon at
$50, by the pastor. Rev. }. n. Tolar.
Mr.. Walter B. Logan, genial and
popular travelling salesman from Char
lesion, has been jn Manning this
week.
MIR. D. Hirschman has returned from
q trip to New York, where he bought
an immense stock of goods for spring
trade
DR.. J. II. Hawkins residence on
s'The Hill" is nearing completion. He
hopes soon to see his friends in his new
home.
Mrs. Moruiuer Hawkins of Dunnel-
lon, Fla. is visiting her father, Mr.. Q.
W. McRoy.
Mr.. NJ. D. XIX, who represents a
large importing house il Colu m ola,
has been on a business strip to Man
ming this week.
Mrs. W. II. Turner has with her
now her aunt. Mrs. J. G. OTIS. OF
Gaffney, and her sister, Mrs. W. 7.
Aycock, of Barnwell.
Prof. Thos. Il. Lindsay will lecture
az Pinewood next Friday evening, Feb
ruary !, at $50, under the auspices OF
Pinewood lodge, Z. of P.
Mrs. B. F. Griffin wishes to kindly
express her thanks to the many friends
for their assistance rendered IN behalf
OF her brother B. F. Ridsill.
Mr.. Muldrow Burgess, who has been
the efficient bookkeeper at the OIL
mill for the past Two years, has re-
signed his position, and returned TO
Uncle Sans army.
Mrs. r. D. Cothran has returned
from visit of several weeks to home
folks in North Carolina. She was was
accompanied home oy her sister, Miss
Ethel Sceed, who will spend while in
Naming.
Mr.. ~. Il. Trescot and family left
Monday night for Charleston, where
they will reside in the future. Mr..
Trescot is native OF Charleston, but
left that place over thirty years ago TO
live in Manning.
Died at her home, near Davis Station
last Saturday, Mrs. Henrietta Childers,
wife of Mr.. John W. Childers, aged
about 40 years. The funeral took place
Sunday at Jordan. Rev. S. A. Booth
conducted the service.
:sUncle Amos" is dead. Amos Wells,
very respectable negro, aged nearly
100 years, died here last Sunday. He
was negro OF the olden time. and al
ways held the love and esteem OF the
white people of this-community.
There was only one official sale OF
real estate last Monday. Probate Judge
Win6ham sold 43 1-2 acres of land be-
longing to the estate of William Boz
ier. coiored. The land was sold in aid
of assets and was bid off by Mr.. c. E.,
Wilkins for S235.
Magistrate J. Il. Lesesne held a pre-
,ilninarv examination last Monday IN
the case against Tom Mcintosh charged
with the murder of Shade Nichols. Not
a great deal of evidence was forthcom-
ing, but the magistrate decided to send
the case up for the higher court to
deal with.
Died at his home, near Naming, last
Sunday afternoon, Mr.. B. Frank RidSlll.
aged about 80 years. The deceased lost
his wife about six years ago, who left
him six children, three boys and three
girls, the youngest about two years.
These children are now left pare1tless.
Mr.. Ridgill was well known n a num-
Der OF counties in this State, where he
had Z host of friends.
The latest venture on the sea of
Journalism is the Rutledge County
News, published by Il. n. Aver and
Stuart Starr. The paper has been
started 10 further the Interests OF the
proposed new county OF Rntledge,
whose destiny, the editor says 10 his
salutatory, will be the destiny OF the
paper. The new paper makes brave
beginning and bids fair to wage a tell
ing fight for Rutiedge county.
We have in prospect an engagement
of the celebrated Schubert Symphony
Club and Lady Quartette Company OF
Chicago. 1t is expected that they will
be secured to give one OF their delight