The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-13

Mr.. George Levy, OF Sumter, is visit
ing at Mr.. S. Iseman's.
Miss Elida Fulton, of Foreston, is Wis
ting Mrs. T. Leslie, Bagnal.
MIR. Ralph Elias, Of Summerton, was
a guest OF Maj. a. Lewis yesterday.
All the old county officers in Claren-
don, except coroner, have started out
anew.
Mrs. S. F. Smith. OF Mullins, is here
on visit TO her daughter Mrs. }. Z.
Slaughter.
They are making good progress pIac.
ing the red tile roof on the new school
building.
Mrs. Jennie Coffey and DE-. Lawrence
Cofey, of Boone. n. c., are visiting Mr.
T. F. Cotfey.
Mrs. B. Hartz, OF Washington, D: c.:
is in Manning visiting her daughter
Mrs. D. Levi.
The nominees for appoiutive offices
vii! not be appointed until the Cover
nor is inaugurated.
Don't forget that the time for paying
the Communication road tax will expire
not later than February lss.
MIR. John E. Cousar, of Sardinia, spent
last Friday night in Manning as the
guest Of Rev. A. r. Woodson.
Died at her home near Jordan on the
5ch inst, the wife OF Mr.. Joseph j.
Mitchum, aged about 10 years.
Miss Bertha Davis, Of Summerton,
has beer visiting her sister,, Mrs. =. 4.
Sprott, during the past week.
Mr.. J. W. Chandler, prominent cit
izen of Gouruin, has been spending sew
eral days ia Manning this week.
Mr.. Everett Woodson, Of Fulton,
Missouri, visited his uncle, the Rev. A.
r. Woodson, during the past week.
Several new (very new res snts have
come TO Manning during the past week.
May all of them stay to grow up with
the town.
Coroner J. E. Hodge, our only new
connty officer. received his COMMISSION
last week, and conducted his first IN
quest on Sunday.
The weather during the past few days
offered strong temptation to begin gard
ening operations, but things appeared
different this week.
A long strip of elastic webbing IS
needed on which to inscribe the names
of candidates for q position on the su-
preme bench in Columbia.
The man who borrowed The TINES
editors heavy overcoat and up to the
present has failed to return it, will be
forgiven, if he will return it now.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Flynn, of At.
lanta. have beer visiting the family OF
Mir. J. Furman Bradbam during the
past week. Mrs. Flynn is a sister OF
Mrs. Bradham.
Rev. A. r. Woodson preached at Mid
wav on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
6av of last week. He also preached at
Sardinia Wednesday highland at Work
man Thursday night.
The weekly prayer meeting OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church will be held every
Friday night instead OF Thursday night
during the months OF January and teo'
ruary.
An unsighcly pile OF rubbish has beer
living in the street near the Mecca no
tel lot for about week. Being nelthe,
useful nor ornamental, 1t should be
promptly removed
There is no place in the state where
GOODS of all kinds can be bought cheap
er than in the town of Manning at thl:
time. AL of the merchants are unload
inc to get in spring goods.
The Jenkinson ARROW Sale" is at
tracing unusual attention, and on les
Saturday morning a crowl gathered
before the store catching balloons ina
were thrown from the root.
On Tuesday evening OF last week Mrs
J. Manning Lee entertained about one
hundred guests at a supper to commem
morate her 10Th birthday. We say 10Th
because we judge from appearance.
Died last Friday morning near Sum
merton, Mr.. W. Boone White, aget
about 4e years. The deceased was ;
brother of Mr.. 4. J. White OF this town
and leaves three children, his wife pre-
deceased him several years.
There is rumor ahoat that one o
Manning's pretty girls will be marrie'
TO gentleman from an adjoining Stat
this afternoon or tomorrow. The mat
ter has been kept so quiet that the eX
act time is not known.
DR.. A. j. Briggs and family, OF Dar
,ingtan, have recently moved to Cir
ton. where the son and daughter WI!
attend college. DR.. Briggs is a natly
of Clarendon county who nas made a
enyiable record in his adopted home.
In the organization OF the State Ser
ate Yesterday, Senator Applet, OF Clal
endon, was placed on the tollowin
committees: Enrolled Bills, chirmar
Education, Finance, Legislative L
brary, Printing, Railroads and 1nterns
Improvements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Evans Wilson
after bridal trip to Charleston an
points of interest in Florida, have RI
turned to Manning, where they will +
the guests OF Mrs. Wilson's parents &c
few days before going TO their HON
in Darlington.