The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31

The communication or road tax for
Clarendon this year is three dollars.
There is high dive at the carnival
that is hair raising, and flesh creeping.
Miss Alease Williamson of Chester,
is visiting her cousin Mrs. +. L. Wolfe
in Manning.
REV. J. P. Inabniv and family are in
Manning on visit to their mother,
Mrs. A. NJ. Davis.
Mrs. David Levi was called to New
York on account Of the extreme illness
of her brother-in-law.
The Comptroller General insists upon
the collection of an income tax, but
who is he after any?
Mr.. Jno F. Ong, formerly in charge
of the building OF the court house, was
in Manning last Monday.
Misses GLADYS and Helen Thames re-
turned home yesterday from a Two
weeks visit 20 friends in Florence.
DR.. ". H. Woods, now practicing
medicine at Lake city, has recently been
elected president of the Williamsburg
medical society.
A white man was found dead, buried
in cotton seed in Clinton yesterday. He
was unknown, and had with him some
$50, pistol and shot gun.
There was quite number from Man
ming at the Mt Zion Centennial, all OF
them returned home singing the praises
OF the people of the ST. Charles section.
The Zola Knights will have grand
spread in their castle hall at Sardinia
this evening. Several from Manning
are invited and will attend.
Remember this is the last day for
paying box rents at the post Office. All
boxes not paid for will be closed, and
the mail Will be put in the general de-
livery.
Under the law county treasurers are
required to deposit all surplus funds IN
a chartered bank at such rate Of ln-
terest as may be secured for the inter-
est OF the county.
a good, clean carnival is now in Man
ming. The management assures US there
will be no crooked work permitted.
They have good band, and several at
fractions to entertain.
There is a spirit of activity at Sardi-
ia. A Joint stock company is organizing
to operate a brick factory, and move
ment is on foot to organize an oil mill.
a bank and mercantile company.
Oh. what an awful waste Of money is
being INDUCED in by the improvident
who are promptly on hand to gaze up
on the free shows, but have 10 hurry
home when the pay shows open.
The trustees of the Pinewood school
district complimented The TINES with
a picture OF their school building. It is
certainly handsome edihce, and wor-
thy of the splendid public spirit Of those
people.
We have been forced to cut off some
good names this week, and we are sure
it is an oversight that the subscription
was not paid. Please look at the label
on this paper, it will teAyou when your
date expires.
Mr. J. L. Wilson, preparatory TO NOV
ing his family to Millen, Georgia, where
he has accepted a position has gone to
that place to make his arrangements. It
is with regret that Manning will have
to give up this citizen and his most in
teresting and excellent family, but We
hope the move will prove advantageous
to them.
The school house at Paxvillc was con-
siderably shaken up by the wind last
Thursday morning The patrons Of that
school should not take the risk OF en-
dangering the lives of their children.
by waiting any longer for q substantial
school building. Bond the district and
get a strong first class brick building.
The cost would not be felt.
The Bank OF Sumter has an advertise
ment, which should attract the atten-
ton OF our farmers, and quicken their
efforts to capture some OF the prizes Of
fered. Here is a chance for some live
man to get s75 in gold, at a cost of moth
ing but labor. We want every one of
Clarendon's farmers to try for the priZ-
es. It is good scheme the Bank Of
Sumter offers. Read the advertisement.
We have been honored with an invi-
tation to attend the marriage OF Mr..
Douglas Gordon Richardson and Miss
Alice Witherspoon Corbett, "Wednesday
evening April l4th at Grace church
Camden. Mr.. Richardson is a son OF
Mai. Henry B. Richardson Of Pinewood,
and Miss Corbett is the daughter Of Dr..
and Mrs J. W. Corbett OF Camden. We