The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-29

opens MorGay and the colored peopl,
are asked 10 get their child-e3 read,
for entrance. Through the efforts o
the principal OF the colored school pay
for y ,eacher o! manual training ha:
been provided for by the Negro Eu,a
School FuuG Board. The SANE boar
has also contributed 500 for Improve
reutS.
The grand jury should investigate
the rurnor OF road oversee-> selling
road iaX receipts. y gentleman told
US that there was such = system O.
graft IN this county, and il il is true
there should be something dooe aoou'
il. The roaG funds Of this couaty are
not so plentiful tina: the ;aXpayrrS car
allow speculation IL Iae receipts sc
that so.ne eau escape their public duty
The town council 1T q meeting !aSl
Monday evening. appropriated the sun
OF $500 20 have concrete sidewalks
bull. cu both sides Of Brooks street, and
j, IS ,he purpose OF council 10 adopt 1T
ordinance 10 require the property own
ers or Brooks street 20 pay ooe-haif o.
the COS, OF laying the walks IL front o!
their property, aud 20 do this council
will assess the property and collect Is
other taxes are collected.
Rev. c. A. Waters. pastor Of the
First Baptist Church of this place. has
received very n!ce offer from Mas
sachaset,S 70 become Secretary OF the
y. n. c. A IL salary CT $500 2 year
for the present, with q probability ot
an increase OF salary later. MIR. Waters
has the proposition under considera-
ton and may accept He is also the
recipient OF = number o! other good
offers.
The ladies should now organize i
civic league so rs 20 be ia 80 organized
position TO beautity the court house
park and other places in the town: with
an organization Of this kind there will
be 10 difficulty 10 secure plants anc
shru5ery from the government Con-
gresham LeGa-s vii! gladly give his
persona. attention 70 this matter. and
IS he is in close touch with the botonl-
cal department, he will be able 20 secure
a 10. OF rare and valuable plants.
Capt Thomas Wilson. President OF
tie NorthveSerc Railroad Co., spent
Monday ic Manning attending court.
Mr.. Wilson has recently returned from
Europe and the trip improved him very
much. Tae only fault we have 70 find
with this railroad man is that he vii!
not bring his road here. he has a 10:
OF interests in Clarendon and we think
our business people should get toSe,he.
and make him sec where it Is 20 the To-
sereSss OF his road TO come here Cap.sic
Wilson is open 20 conviction when !:
comes 20 q business proposition.
The Shaw McColluD Mercantile Co.
OF Sumter are out ip this issue catecipc g
for the trade OF our readers. Read their
sd, they are good and reliable dry
goods merchants This concern is noted
all over the country FOR reliability and
they make up-to-da,e dress goods 3
specially. They carry ID elegant STOCK
O; ladies' ready co-wear suits and they
guarantee everything they sell. a guar.
aosee from this concern means every
thing the wCrd implies. They handle
everything 10 the dress goods line and
they are in position 10 meet the sharp
es, OF legitimate competition.
In directing the specis! attention Of
our readers TO the advertisement OF the
Sumter Dry Goods Company OF Sumter
we simply show thai oil o: The up-to
date establishments IN this and acio!n
Ing counties advertise il The TINES.
This dry goods establishment IS known
throughout Clarendon for their relia
bilisy, and their correct styles IL every
thing pertaining 70 the dry goods aoc
drssds COOS lines, aad besides II i g
this establishment where lady car
have her garments made By the mos
experienced dress makers. Be surt
when in Sumter TO inspect the masnif
cent stock OF beautiful fabrics CT The
Sumter Dry Goods store.
The Common Pleas court convened
Monday, and all day Monday and Tues
day IL was engaged il The trial OF the
case Of J. ". Touchberry aGains: the
Northwestern Railroad IN suit :o'
damages resulting from backing wa;e'
OF land. After taking testimony on tat
proposition OF the defendant, and agreed
&c by the plaintiff. The jury was taker
70 the land alleged to have been dam
aged, on special train provided by The
defendant, and the court took recess
until this uorning. The attorneys are
Charlton DURAN, for plaintiff. ant
Joseph z. Hhame and purdy & O'Brval
for defendant. The case was resumed
this morning.
We wan. oar readers 70 DO US eht
kindness 10 let our advertisers know
that they 90 read the advertisements i,
The TINES aud that they want thei'
county paper pa,roniZed by those whs
wish their business. There are c!aS:
of merchants who do not think il pay'
70 advertise, but it does, and li,,le Oh
servacion will demonstrate 1t. Just SET
the difference in the business OF those
who do advertise and those who DO not
The merchant who does not advertise
gets only the crumbs, but the adrertiS
er gets the cream Of the trade, and why
Because ne manitests I disposition u
wan, business and invites the trade q
look at wha, he has 20 sell. AS . rule
he keeps fresh s,ocksof the very lat
est, and the people get in The habit o
looking TO him when they want 70 buy
The attention CT our readers Is direct
ed 20 the attractive advertisement. o
The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. i:
this issue. This advertisement, is OF his
oorical Importance. because i, picture
al historical event that has the whole
country asog at this time, and million
of people from ali over the world arr
in New York TO celebrate. Th'
Chambers are up-to-date and in glvin:
our readers 81 insish, 20 this grea
celebration they demonstrate thel
ability 10 keep abreast Of the times. 10
only OF the things OF The day, but thi:
disposition is exhibited in their ousi
ness. The D. J. Chaodler C;o;niCG co
IS no new concern 70 cur readers, the,
are clothing dealers who through shee
merit have won their way 70 the con
tderce OF the trade 70 The extent taa
any article bought CT them gives TO th'
purchaser satisfaction which can on!!..
come 10 one who has what he wants
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