The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-04-14

Messrs. c.. S. and y. J. Rigby, who
recently moved TO GaStopia. y. G., are
not pleased with the outlook there. anc
have decided TO return to Manning
They have re-reuted the store vacateG
by them here. and in :; short while will
DC dn;Cg q bUSiDeSS at the same old stand
! We Eiadlr welcome the Rlgbys back
home didn 'tw;int. them to leave us nc
how
The trough; ia Texas must be having
It's effect on millinery rs we'll as cotton.
y straw hat shaped like hand wash
basiD. trimmed with d few cheap How
ers and ribbons, brings more than the
rent CT {; house, where $1,000 was m
vested. Or an acre OF good farming land.
and TOO, the things are worse than an
tomobiles for soaring horses.
The young folks OF Summerton will
give :. play in the graded school audi
torium oa Friday evening. 10Th inst,
! for the benefit Of the baseball team.
The play is entitled "Josiah's Court
seip," and there will be specialties he.
tween the acts. This will be go"d
opportunity for people to see the beau
tiful Schoo! building they have at Sum
merton and one Of the pretJiest audi
torlums IN the State.
Mr.. D. W. Alderman and others in
teSestcd in the manufacture of lumber
went to Washington last week to con-
fer with congressman and to protest
against the taking off of the tariff on
| lumber. They claim the abolishiDg Of
the 81 per thousand on lumber will not
reduce the price to the local consumer.
but the effect would be 20 put them out
Of the Northern market, where 80 per
centof their product goes.
Quite a crowd gathered near the
poicemen's shanty, ia front OF the
court house square. last Thursday eve
ming TO witness the destroying OF sew
eral gallons of conrrabaud liquor,
seized and coniscated by the police
This was Mannine's first pouring out"
and the probability is, it will not be
the last, as the authorities are very
active. an: are making it so hot Tor
those who are disposed to violate the
liquor laws that they will have to
move beyond the town limits. or be
made &c pay heavy pena!tE
We have been asked to publish an
opinion. as TO whether the police have
right ito select the names OF jurors
for town cases. So far as we know.
there is no law to prevent the police
from naming citizens to act as jurors,
although, we think perhaps it would be
better if the names OF all OF the quaif-
ed voters Of the town were put IN box,
and from this, juries be drawn in the
presence of the defendant. In that case
there could be no excuse for plea OF
partisanShip. The town should dispense
justice with an even hand, the same as
any other court.
The town has entered upon its second
week OF trial Of parties charged with
the violation OF the liquor ordinance.
Yesterday morning Chamberlain Mil
Ter, a coiored merchant, was tried and
found guilty in a few minutes after the
jury was given the case. Captain W.
C. Davis represented the accused and
endeavored to Guash the Indictment on
the ground that council had 20 legal
ordinance, inasmuch as it had not COM
piled with the law regarding the en-
actment of a law. The jury, however,
did not lay any stress by This objection.
There may be an appeal on the ground
indicated by counsel's objection. Ia the
afternoon, John Gill was tried on the
same charge. with similar evidence,
and ne too was convicted. Jim Pack. a
former offender was also convicted.
Read the advertisement of A. Abrams
in this issue. 1t is a closing out sale, and
everything in the stock will be sold at
actual cost. Mr.. Abrams contempiates
leaving Manning, to engage ip business
in Baltimore. He has a splendid stock
OF goods, and buyers will fud bargains.
Mr.. Abrams has been doing a growing
business in this town. but be thinks he
will do better in a large city where he
proposes to go into manufacturing; with
that object in view he wants to turn his
well selec' I stock into CASH, and buy
e.s with t.. cash will no doubt take ad
vantage OF his offer. Come to Manning
to buy and save money by taking ad-
vantage OF this reduced price offerings. |
The front of the Abrams store is deco
rated with futtering flags bidding well
come to cash buyers. The opportunity
S here, take the chance while 1t lasts.
The TINES editor has received sew
eral letters asking him to make reco-
for the position of census
taker in this county. He has nothing
to do with these positions, nor does he
expect TO have. When the time comes.
the congressman will no doubt commu-
nicate with men in different sections.
The Director Of the Census has been in
structed to disregard party lines, which
may be construed to mean that the ne
gro will be eliminated from considera-
tion for appointment in the South. If
The TINES editor is consulted about
these positions he vii! endeavor TO rec
ommend such men as are qualified.
There will be eighteen appointees in
this county, one for each township, they
must be able to write good legible
hand, must be sober and polite, and be
persons that are fit TO enter the homes
of our people.
About $50 last Saturday night a fire
the store Of 3. A. Johnson. destroying
VIC Sid U1CS tiIO lt4S ClOUSC VI G4C
Manning hardware company, loss about
$1,000, insurance $500. Johnson had no
insurance on the stables. Fortunately
there was no high wind blowing and the
fire company was able to confne the fire
to the TWO wooden structures. At one
time the large two story wooden carriage
house OF ". P. Legg was in imminent
danger, and had this building caught
the confagration would have been i'm
mense. The stair case of the Masonic
hall was on FIRE but the fremen put this
out in short order. Manning's fire de-
partment did valient service. the boys
worked hard and Systematically. and
deserve credit for saving vast amount
Of property.
The trustees of the PaXville school
were in Manning yesterday, seeking
information about getting up the nee
accary alectiOo for n hooS ics,,a RI bli16