The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-01-13

1t is rumored that an effort is being
made 10 esta ablish a newspaper 10 Sum
mert>n Once before ii was attempted
to conduct 4 newspaper IN that town,
but it failed TO succeed, the field was not
sufficient. it takes money. work aod
brains TO make a paper succeed.
Nora Robinson of the Jordan section
has voluntarily contributed sl.OO OF her
honest wages TO the charity hospital
fund. 1t is to be hoped that others OF
the colored people OF the county will
follow her example as they are expect
| ed to erect their own building.
Mr.. Frank P. Erwin has retired from
the Manning Hardware Co., with which
he has been connected for a number of
years in association With his brother,
Mr.. Z. S. Ecvin. The company has been
re-organiZed with the following person
| mel: Nessrs. E. S. Erwin. c. Richard
Holladav and G.. c. Chewing. The
style of the firm will continue as the
Manning Hardware Company.
1t is surprising to know the number
of men soliciting appointments to pubic
Office that they are not qualified to MI.
We frankly told a man who desired to
get on the county board of commission
ers, that he was incompetent. He re-
piled 'syes, l know that, but it pays
about 500, and that would help me
more than some fellow who don't need
Job" This man wanted the county tc
simply give him a job.
Mr.. D. NJ. Bradham has taken his son
Mr.. Allen c.. Bradham into partnership
with him in the live stock and vehicle
business. With increased facilities they
will greatly expand the business OF this
well-known house, and no effort will be
spared 70 supply the wants OF the trad
ING public. Mr. Allen Bradham, from
his long experience. is well equipped to
become a full-hedged member OF the
firm, which will be known as D. N.
Bra6ham & Son.
\ little girl in Manning came home
from school later than Usual the other
day, when her father bluntly asked her
what she had been kept in for. Geo
graphy," she replied. "Why,
thought" said her father, 'that you
had been studying geography long
enough to know all about it, WELL"
the little girl replied somewhat indig-
nantly, they want you to tell where
every liJtle sugar beet and things ike
that grow iu Europe" Now amt 1t so:
BY some unknown means rumor got
started few days ago TO the effect that
the walls of the new graded school
building now being erected mere sag
ging and in an unsafe condition. 1t IS
authoritatively stated that there IS 90
foundation whatever for the rumor and
that all work on the building is being
done according TO specifications aDd IN
an entirely satisfactory manner. 1t
would be futile TO undertake to discover
bv whom and for what purpose such a
rumor was started.
Auditor Burgess has in preparation
list OF township assessors, and we nope
ne will furnish the delegation with the
names of three men in each township, |
who will take an interest in the work,
be fair, and act intelligently. Il Clar-
endon had an equal assessment OF valu-
ations there would be.no tax lodging, |
and rich and poor alike would pay their
just proportion, as it is the large land
owoers in many instances escape a Just
taxation. It is not right. nor is 1t fair |
TO assess $50 lands at SIS, and $40 lands
at S., yet it is done by the assessors,
and confirmed by the county board of
equalization, with the result the poor
man bears the burden.
The increased sales of the county dis
pensary during the year just closed were
the largest since the dispensary was es-
tablished, and the increase is to be
credited in no small measure to the
fact that Clarendon county is now pro-
hibition territory. Since the dispen-
saries in that county closed there has
been noticeable growth in the busl-
ness OF the local booze shop. Dispenser
Windham furnishes the following hg-
ures:
Gross sales 1908. ........... sl44,s95.25
Gross sales 1907.......-..... 134, 4,l2o.0o
The total sales by the beer dispensary |
and Mayesville diSpensary are not in
cluded in the above figures, but it is es-
timated that the addition OF the cash
receipts from these two dispensarles
would bring the tota! for the county up
70 annroXimately Sl70,O00.-Sumter !