The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-16

Mr.. C. R. Sprott has been confined to
his bed, is now better.
The contractor turns the court house
over TO the commission Friday.
DR.. W. E. Brown and Mr.. J. NJ.
Bradham, are at Glenn Springs.
Mrs. E. G. Arant of Elloree, is visit
ing at the home of her son, DR.. j. E.
Arant.
Mr.. J. W. Jamison, of Society Hill,
has accepted position at D. Hirsch-
mann's.
Miss Katheleen Murray, of Bishop
vile. is in Manning visiting Miss Bes-
sic Rarvin.
Mrs. J. A. Burgess, of Summerville,
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. T. Stukes.
Mr.. Ferd Levi and wife, of Sumter,
spent Sunday and Monday in Manning,
visiting relatives.
Mrs. S. NJ. Barfeld, after an exten-
6ed visit to Brunswick. Ca, returned
home last Thursday.
Major and Mrs. Abe Levi leave to-
morrow for Wyncote, Pa, to begin their
annual summer trip.
Miss Agatha Wilson of Sumter, and
Hiss Matte Leach of Blshopville, are
Sisit;ng Mrs. S. L. Davis.
The executors OF the estate of Noses
Lew are building a brick express Office
back of the Levi Mercantile Co., store.
Mr.. J. W. Mcleod has returned home
from Greenville. He believes there's
no place like home. Mr.. Mcleod does
not improve rapidly.
Mr.. B. S. Crawford of Alcolu, brought
to this Office the largest onion raised iO
this county. 1t measured nineteen inch
es in circumference.
Mr.. F. O. Richardson left yesterday
to attend the Bankers Convention at
Wrightsville Beach, n. c., to repre-
sent the Bank Of Manning.
The election Tor bonds in the Paxville
school district takes place Tuesday 29th
inst. Tt is to be hoped that every detail
of the law will be complied with.
Summerton and Florence are playing
a series of games of base ball in Sum-
merton. The game yesterday resulted
in to in favor of Summerton.
Inquiries are coming in for boarding
places for scholars from without the
school district. There is plenty OF room
and no better town to educate children
Married at Jordan. S. c., June 9, MIR.
Wigfall D. Allsorook of St. Paul, and
Miss Minnie Maud Stukes, daughter Of
Mr.. Milton Stukes, Rev. T. ". Godbold,
officiating.
DR.. Mcleod of Florence, came to
Manning from his home il an automo-
bile this morning to see Mr.. J. ". Nc
Leod, making the distance in about
three hours.
Died last Monday at the home of her
daughter Mrs. q. NJ. Mcintosh, near
Workman, Mrs. Vermelle Tisdale, aged
about IS years. The funeral took place
a. Midway church yesterday.
Mr.. Tom Kennedy, who for several
years was in the employ - Mr.. ..
Hirschmann, has accepted, and is now
holding the position of leading sales
men in the store of Mr. A. Abrams.
The brick for the Coker college to be
built at Hartsville, are the same brick
that is in our local school building. Were
we conducting our advertising columns
on the gratis order we would reproduce
clipping sent to US from Sumter.
The action OF the grand jury in throw
ing out the case against DR.. D. O.
Rhame. is source of much qualification
to his friends, who regard his orosecu.
ton as being prompted by spite. Had
the case gone into the court, 1t would
have been fought to the last ditch.
Clarendon's grand jury may know
whereof it speaks. but we doubt very
much if those whiskey houses whose &C.
counts against the county remain un'
paid are satisfied, we think they are
anxious to get their money, and it is but
right they should have it whether they
can collect the same by law or not. The
law authorized the purchase of this liq
uor. it was bought and sold, and the
profits used, there is yet some money
due the liquor people, and Clarendon
must pay them.
The Presbyterian Sunday school hat
picnic yesterday at Trinity. The da,
was made pleasant for the little ones
All sorts OF stunts were INDUCED in Il
entertain; races, jumping and othe.
things which young and old, lean ant
fat, male and female, clumsy and grace
ful took part in for prizes. One big fa
woman undertook foot race, and sh,
fell down which made the earth tren
Die so that it was fe'';, IN Manning. An
other feature was a loot race from tn
railroad crossing to Abrams store.
distance Of about one and one-half miles
for So shoes as prizes, donation from
Mr.. Abrams. a whole slew of boys en
tered this race, they did their best t
remain, wind however, was scarce wit
most OF them and they fell out leavin.
Johnnie Gamble winner of the frs
prize, ard Clarence Dinkins a close sec
ond. Both boys received from Nj
Abrams pair of S. shoes each, ,and the