The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-12

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Mr.. Jerome 2. Chase. Jr., OF Florence
was in Manning yesterday.
Last Sunday, Mothers Day" was
celebrated throughout the Union.
Mrs. W. J. Clark ana ler daughter,
Miss Katie Of Sumter, are visiting rela-
tives in Manning.
Mr.. J. S. Cuttino, of the United Rail
way mail service, is at home, spending q,
ten-days' vacation.
Hon. J. E. Graham. of the Lexing-.
ton Bar, was in Manning last Monday
on professional business.
The Mark Masters degree was con-
ferred at Ruth chapter on Mr.. Fred
Lesesne last Monday evening.
The furnace and steam pipes OF the
new school building were tested yes
terday, and pronounced perfect.
Mrs. J. T. Stukes and children of
Lloyd, Fla, are in Manning at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Stukes, Sr.
Professor New, Of Jordan, has a
splendid letter in The TINES this
week on the discussion OF Easter.
The 10Th of this month will be great
day in Charlotte. President and Mrs.
Taft are to be the guests OF the city.
The building formerly occupied by the
Arant drug store is now being overhaul
ed and prepared for the Bank OF Clar-
endon.
Miss Claade Wright, who has been
teaching school in Georgia, is now in
Manning with her sister Mrs. A. G.
Bradham.
!. There are some women the present
style of hats become, so would meal
sack drawn over the heads OF the same
sort look bewicching.
The Ladies Aid Society Of the First
Baptist church will serve dinner one
day during court week, for the benefit
OF the carpet of fund.
The ladies OF the St. Paul Methodist
church will sell refreshments after the
exercises are over. The public is cor
daily invited to attend
Died in Columbia yesterday, Mrs. E.
S. Kennedy, aged about 80 years. The
body was brought to Sardinia and was
inferred at New Zion this afternoon.
Died last Sunday in Alabama, at the
age of "a years, Mrs. Augusta Evans
Wilson, novelist who has delighted
many homes with her beautiful stories.
The friends of Miss Minnie McFaddin
will be pleased to learn that the treat
ment she received at the Mood ln6rm-
ary was attended with gratifying sue
cess.
Rev. C. W. Blanchard LETT Monday
evening for St. Louis, to attend the
Southern Baptist convention, said to be
one of the largest dellberative bodies IN
the world.
The New Zion school closed on last
Friday evening with a well arranged
program of exercises, Mr.. I. N. Loryea
OF Manning, who was present, addressed
the audience.
The closing exercises of the Davis
Cross Roads School will be held at the
Cross Roads Academy on Tuesday
evening, May 18th, beginning prompt
ly at eight O'Clock.
The several tons OF meat condemned
by the health authorities of the city of
Greenville because of the wareroom be-
ing flooded with sewerage, has been
shipped to a soap factory at Atlanta.
St. Peters lodge A. E. NJ, held its
regular communication last wednesday
evening. Mr.. J. W. Thames was made
a master mason, after which the craft
enjoyed collation. prepared by the
stewards.
Died in Manning yesterday, Charles
Schirm, aged about 90 yeas. The
The deceased was native of Germany,
had been resident of Manning nearly
40 years. He was shoemaker by trade
and a hard worker.
A copy of The Mississippi Bubble, by
Emerson Hough, was borrowed from
The TINES editor, the return OF which
will be greatly appreciated He doesn't
mind lending his friends books, but he
objects to loan construed gift.
There was an examination in Manning
last Saturday, for new rural route to
start out from Summerton. The appli-
cants are Walter B. Sem, Robert S.
Dinele, Laurence S. Chewing, A. Cor
don Chewing, Henry F. Richbourg and
Jackson 3. Nelson.
The Paxvills district will hold an
election on the question OF whether or
not to issue bonds for the building of d
new school house next Tuesday. Every
qualified voter should go out and vote
The larger the vote cast, the more the
interest in the progressive project.
The Special Sale being put on by the
Rigby Dry Goods Co. advertised in this
issue, is but another opportunity TO.
the trading public to secure new goods
and cheap gooGs. The sale should have
the effect Of bringing to this town {
large number OF bargain hunters
especially ladies.
There never was a better chance K
purchase building lots in the town o:
Manning than now. Lots can be hai
at reasonable figures Parties desir
ing 70 educate their children can rem
good homes reasonably. Move to the
county seat, one Of the healvhles
towns in South Carolina.