The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1908-09-23

The State fair is October 26 to 30th.
Just watch out for the Millinery open
lngs gentlemen.
Judge r. o. Purdy, Of Sumter, is
here attending court.
The show in town this week is said to
be well worth the money.
Mai. Marion Noise, of the Sumter bar
was in Manning yesterday.
J. Monroe johnson Esq, OF the Mar
ion bar, spent yesterday in Manning.
Mrs. Mary Clark of Sumter spent a
few days in Manning visiting relatives.
Miss Mae Wood OF Union, is in Man
ming visiting her aunt Mrs. ". NJ. Tur-
ner.
Cotton comes pouring into Manning.
Why? Because it is one OF the best mar
kets in the State.
The Rev. W. T. Duncan, presiding
elder of Sumter district preached in the
Methodist church last Sunday.
Mr.. C. r. Earvin has given to the
editora pear weighing 20 ounces, and it
has a delicious flavor. Thanks come
again.
Died in Atlanta, last Friday night,
Henry A. Lowrey of Sumter, aged 81
years. The deceased was ct one time
merchant in Manning.
There should be organized iO this
county good roads clubs in every town
snip. We know of nothing that would
build up a community faster than good
roads.
Miss Louie Earyin of this town is
one OF the teachers in the Taylor school,
IN Columbia. Miss Harvin for num-
Der of years taughtsn the Orangeburg
graded school.
VIII not some public spirited citizen
offer a prize to stimulate the school
children to study? The rivalry created
by offering something for children to
work for, is wholesome, and brings re-
suits
Capt. A. L. Lesesne, OF Sumter was
in Manning last Monday looking after
his property interests in this town,
which has recently been re-assessed for
taxation by the town board of assessors.
Governor Ansel has appointed the
following election commissioners for
Clarendon County: State A. A. Broac-
way, I. [. Applet and T. N. Beard. Fed
eral, II. q. Davis: Jehu Smith and S.. S.
Stone.
Died at the home of his daughter Mrs.
J. L. Christopher, last Friday, Mr..
James D. Chewing, aged about 10
years. The deceased was a confederate
soldier, and of recent years had become
almost totally blind.
We have received a photograph post
al card from .Summerton showing the
railroad station at that place surround
ed with bales Of cotton. Those Sum-
mertonians love to advertise their town,
and it is commendable spirit.
We direct attention to the advertise
ment of Messrs Davis & Thames, two
young hustling merchants who have re-
Gently engaged IN the mercantile busi.
ness, with a bran new stock of every
thing in the dry goods line. Go to see
them.
The unusual sight OF two circuit
judges IN Manning at one time is seen
here this week. Judge r. C. Watts is
presiding in the court, and Judge John
S. Wilson is at home for his vacation.
He opens court in Aiken next Monday,
and will be steadily on the go for sever
al months.
There is probability OF I'd COM
pany being formed in Manning to pur-
chase certain property to cut up into
lots for sale, and development. Already
there are persons waiting to buy up
these lots, and, the company will make
a good thing for itself, and help the
town at the same time.
Since the election Senator-elect E. D.
Smith is in great demand to deliver
speeches, we take the liberty Of sug-
gesting him as the. orator of the Occas-
ion when the corner stone on the new
school house is laid. He would deliver
an Intellectual treat. and people from
all over the county would come to hear
him.
We direct attention to the advertise
nent of Summerton'S hustling druggist
DR.. D. 0. Rhame. There is no doubt
about it Doctor Rhame carries one of
the best stocks Of everything that can
be handled in an up-to-date drug store
in this section of the State, and what is
more, the patrons Of his store is served
in a most pleasing manner. Rhame's
prescription department has no super
Tor for quality and care.
The town equalization board should
not be Influenced in their conclusions,
because OF the appeal made by taxpay-
ers that the towns assessment must be
reported to the county auditor. The
real estate returns at the county IS
made every four years, it was made last
year, hence, it will be three years be-
fore there will be county and State
assessment. and then it goes to the
county equalization board. II the
the county seat does not make
start to reform our assessing
system, it will never be done. There
will be appointed three assessors IN
every township who will look after the
county assessment AS it will be IN Clar-
endon so it will be throughout the State.
The people realize that the present
slip-shod way Of assessing property is
unjust, and only works IN the Interest
OF those who have much, and operates
against those who have little.
What is needed. and what IS intend
ed. is iair and just equalization OF
property assessment III town. county
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