The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-18

We GO not see why - ~ tA%t Win IN
amour, Of talent in this town. Ii,
Young people Go not organize them
selves into 20 some kind OF club for ;h'
purpose OF culture aud atnuSemea.
There is rot 4 town iu the State pos
>esScd Of more excellent native talent
4 report has been IN circulation tha
the Schwartz Brothers OF Sumter, 80.
contemplating opening I branch Or,
goods and millinery store n Manning
We hope it IS true. as Manning s.adt,
welcomes good merchants. The more
and the better The merchants. ;hc more
trade IS attracted here.
The store next door 20 the post o9ic,
Is being overhauled and repa!nced 20 bt
occupied IS = candy kitchen This !.
the hrsc time such Z venture has Deer
attempted in this town, and we hope il
will prove Z success. Those who !iS,
pure candies, home made, will be able
TO get their supply here.
Mr.. Albe-, c. Ducker. one o; Sun!
:er'S most Substantial citizens and :
splendid gentlemen, died II O'Clock
las, Friday. 1T mis- home in Sumter
from p,onaine poisoning. Mr.. DucEe,
was taken suddenly i'll IN Man
ming. All that ,aedica! skill could
do waS done. but without avail.
The colored folks have had : month ;
religious revival in this town. Many
convictions" are reported. The serr-
ices frequently tasted all night, and l;
some OF the services quite 4 number OF
white people attended. It IS said the
twelve virgins bearing torches. and
the holy dance were very impressive.
Mrs. Seabrook and her daughter,
Mrs. Juli1, OF Summervilie. spent ser-
eral DAYS in Manning st the Contra!
Hotel, with their son and brother. Mr..
Marion Seabrook, who is here trans
cribins records in the clerk OF court S
Office for the Sanice Cypress Lumber
Co. The ladies left Monday for toe
mountains
Among the nary Improvements IL
Manning, is the new building for The
Bank OF Clarendon next door 20 the
Araut drug store. Everything n 1t Is
bran cew.th furnishings are up-:o-date
and very neac The ou,fi: has solid
appearance, . characteristic o. th e
banks standing. Il is one OF the neat
est furnished backs in the country.
Hon. o. 3. Martin OF Washington, D.
c., assissau, in the Soys Farm Demon
s.ration Work will speak here or next
Wednesday, August %. Let every boy
who IS now member be present. Il Is
greatly desired that al the boys at
tend, Us you vii! be wanted il next
years work. The public IN genera! IS
invited. ALI should turn ont and give
Mr.. Martin ! coed audience.
II there are any uaSo2S in CLARENDON
desiring TO take the Scottish rite de-
srees, they will have al opportunity IN
Co,umbia 2, the midsummer reunion
O! the Arciec: and Accep. Scottish
rite OF Free Masonry, At the Masonic
Temple Monday afternoon 3Srd includ-
ing Wednesday nigh, 18th. a blank pc
titioc hes been sent 20 THE TINES edI-
sor, and he vii! CiaG]: send in any
names wishing 70 join.
Died a, the home o: her uncle DR..
Isaac y. Boyd. near Greelyville las:
Thursday, after long illness, Miss
Screven Colclough, daughter OF the
late JONI Ashby Colc!oush, aged abou.
% wears. The burial uook place Friday
in the cemetery Of the Williamsburg
Presbyterian church 1T hinsstree. The
deceased Was 2 woman o! lovable char
acter, and had q host OF loyal friends IN
Clarendon.
The underground Set OF girls and
boys who had 2 weeks encairpMent al
Martins lake last week came home
Saturday night, and they report har'
inc a most delightful time, but 40 hsh.
The following were in attendance:
Misses Nellie Hodge. Mary Lou Bar
row, Eleanor Todd. Margaret Keardon,
Laura Burgess Edwin How!e. Wyiie
Eodse, Diukins Hodge, Joe Thomas,
Horace Thomas, NcLaurip Appel,
Seanie Fulton.
Sandy Grove aftes hard days work
OF the par. OF the Ru.ledge county ad.
voca,es failed to give the necessary
.wo-thirds majority. The vote stood =
against, and i5 for II IS said that ser-
erai who would have voted against Ru:-
ledge county started 10 the polls N an
automobile but the machine broke dowu
and they failed TO reach the voting
place IN time. Sandy Grove Lot having
given . two-:airds majority the new
county los, out. They cannot vote aSalr
inside OF four years.
The court house commission met Mon
day 10 take action about the furniture
contract given oub by them some Cme
back. II seems from what Se can-gath
er the concern contracted with have
fallen down upon the commission anc
there is strong probability OF no fur
niture getting here in time for the neX'
term o: court The commission recelv
ed wire from the factory Monday ask
ing for 60 days time. but the Telegram
60. here after the commission adjourn
ed and they will not meeS again in ter
days.
THE TINES is especially desirous u
have our readers read the advertise
neu,s in these columns. The Nannin:
board OF trade is working hard TO brin:
trade here. and ali Of our business mes
are deeply iu earnest 10 see the place
become the trade center il deserves 4
be. Therefore every merchant IS piedg
ed 70 DO MS utmost 20 induce trade u
Manning, and if the liberal use OF sh'
columns OF the Peoples paper, tcSetae
with the selections. and quality, aut
price. can make this desirable ularke
10 buy goods 10, then we feel sure thi
fal, will be an epoch maker in ,h
towns business. Watc; and read III
advertising columns OF THE TINES.
The Laymens' Convention whic!
wound up its session last WedneSca.
night was decidedly one OF the mos
importan, religious gatherings tina; ia
ever been held here. The speeche
of very high order. The spceche
0; Prof. D. ". Daniel OF Clemson. an'
Charlton DuRant, Esq. are said I.
have been exceedingly tine. Mr. J. y
! Ru,ledge, o! Surnmerton, Dr.. Il: q
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