The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-03


The price OF cotton is again going
down.
Mr.. C. P. Lesesne, of S1mter. visited
his relatives in Manning last week.
We understand that the town treas
pry is not as full as it might be.
Mr.. A. ". McRoy found scarf pin
on the street the owner may call on him.
Let every man turn out and vote for
the additional school bonds, next Mon
day.
Mr.. John Ons, the court house
builder. has recovered from his recent
illness.
The barn on Mr.. D. C. Shaw's stock
farm, at Alcolu, was destroyed by nre
last night.
\ osir OF fne mules weighing to-
cether $3.50 pounds were sold IN Fort
Mill last week for $500.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. c.. Thomas left last
Monday for Washington 70 witness the
inauguration OF President Taft.
DR.. George McElveen, of Detroit,
Mich, formerly of Sardinia. spent
several days in Columbia last week.
An examination was held in Manning
last Saturday for rural route carriers
IRON Silver and from Davis Station.
Mr.. Frank E. Barron, of Charleston,
was a welcome visitor among his rela-
tiyes and friends in Manning lastweeS.
ExLieutenant Governor John T..
Sloan of Columbia, died last Sunday
night in the German hospital in Phila-
delphia.
Miss Augusta Applet came home
from Charleston Sunday morning to
visit Daddy" and NANNY" and re-
turned last evening.
Mrs. Eta Griffin who has beer in
Manning visiting her sister, Mrs. r. l..
Wolfe, was called home Monday on ac-
count OF illness OF another sister.
The TPdEs editor acknowledges
with great pleasure the valuable and
able services rendered this newspaper
during his absence by DR.. A. S. Todd.
Clarendon is spared OF an election this
year on the liquor question, the only
counties TO oe pestere6 with it are such
as have dispensaries now. Let US be
shankful.
Died at Olansa last Friday, DR.. C. T
Tomlinson, dentist, aged about Sc years
The deceased is said to have sulcideo
owing to dependency, as result O.
bad health
Remember those opposing the schoo
bond issue have been opposed TO the
new school project all along, what is K
be gained by gratifying the opposition
to progress?
Whether the trustees were wise or IN
wise in the building of school house
costing more than was contemplated, !:
not the question now. The question j:
shall we complete the building?
D. W. Robinson, Esq, of Columbia
and Messrs. S. B. Friday and W. L
Glaze, of Orangeourg, were in Man
ming last Saturday to argue a motion
before Judge John S. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Greene, of Put
nam. Conn, uncle and aunt of Mr.. G
E. Wilkins, came yesterday 70 spend {
week with their relations here. This
is their first visit to Manning.
Mr.. C. A. Norwood and wife, o
Greenville, on their way home iron
Charleston, stopped over in ManninE
last Monday to visit Mr.. E. L. Wilkins
who IS a brother Of Mrs. Norwood.
The weekly prayer meeting in tn
PRESBYTERIAN church will hereafter ot
held Thursday nights, according K
song established custom. For specia
reasons the services were held on Fri
day nights during the past TWO months
Brick are being hauled for the alter
ing and improving OF the McLeo
building, now occupied by N. NJ
Krasnotf. It is going to have noder
front, and will be one OF the hand
soonest stores in town.
Dr.. W. D. Crun, the colored collecto
Of the port at Charleston, ,~who has bee
a bone OF contention for the past 81
years, has rendered his resignation t
case effect tomorrow. What relief
must be to President TAFT
Under the new law, it will be well t
bear in mind that all mortgages an
other papers for record must be fled i
the clerk of courts Office within te
days after they are executed, formerl
the time limit was forty days.
Wanted-A live up-to-date correspor
dent at Summertcn. We would be gla
to open up negotiations with a part
who will furnish q news letter ever
week. ,uld be represen
I'd eac E TINES: it is
that sc keep in the pull
4. SIC vie
The y is 81 mills /;
aeain= ear. Every efoI
was m. own to 5 mills, bl
the Il ions to meet tn
varior 'ented. Next yea
we az levy can be CT
down 5.
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