The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-24

- ST. PETERS, NO. So,
81 A. F. r.
egG&o Wednesday, March s1-oo-
EvN Fellow Craft Degree Conferred.
Mr.. ". P. Hawkins of Kingstree. is
here to6sy.
There will soon be a lot OF census
taker jobs ripe.
The cotton crop of 1908, was nearly
100000 bales.
Even IN South Carolina It's becoming
dangerous TO kill.
The county board of equa.. alton met
in Manning yesterday.
Let everybody get together and pull
for greater Manning.
The county medical association had a
meeting in Manning today.
The telephone company has put on a
night service for emergency calls.
Edwin L. Hirsch, Esq, Of the King
stree bar, was in Manning yesterday.
Last Saturday Jenkinson's Easter sale
with band of music drew crowds at his
store.
MIR. E. D. Sallirger representative of
the News and Courier was IN Manning
Monday.
l have a small amount OF money to
loan on real estate mortgages, Charlton
DuRant.
The builder OF the court house, thinks
the structure will be finished about the
10th Of June.
Now is an excellent time to invest in
Manning building lots. Buy them while
they are cheap.
The new court house at Bishopyille
was dedicated last Monday with elabor-
ate ceremonies.
Mr.. J. Henry Rice, OF the Audubon
Society is making it hot for those who
violate the game laws.
A new camp of Woodmen has been
organized at Trinity. The choppers are
growing in Clarendon.
Sumter is leading the State in contri-
buttons Tor the monument for the "Wo-
men of the Confederacy."
Mr.. Douglas Richardson, formerly OF
Clarendon, will be married to Miss
Corbett in Camden, April l4th.
No prayer meeting at the Preshyter-
ian church Thursday night, on account
OF the meeting OF Presbytery.
The work of boring an artesian well,
for water supply to our local graded
school building is now well under way.
The friends OF Mr.. ). Il. DuBose, OF
New Zion will be pleased to learn that
he is recovering from an extreme Ill
ness.
On the llth inst. in Greenvile, q
barn belonging to Mr.. q. B. Tindal con
tanning !, 200 bushels OF corn was destroy
ed by FIRE.
Charlton DuRant, of the Manning
bar, went to Bishopville Monday TO at
tend the dedication OF the Lee county
court house.
Tt article in this issue by Dr.. c,
". Blanchard on tobacco culture viii
be appreciated by a large number o,
our readers.
Miss Ellie Boyd, after spending {
week as the guest of Mrs. u. E. Pipkin
left last Thursday to visit friends II
Kingstree.
The heaviest jolt man can get thesi
days. is to have an interest bearing pa
per poked into his face with reques
to ';come across.
Lieutenant Governor Thomas G. Nc
Leod is expected TO be one OF the speak
ers az the Zola banquet at Sardinia, OF
the evening of the 3lst.
Several Manning people will atten'
the centennial celebration at Mt. Llol
tomorrow. Round trip tickets on tn
railroad will be sold at sI.35.
Dr.I N Woods, of Sardinia. was il
Manning yesterday, and tells US To
people Of his section are going into th
tobacco culture heavier this year thai
ever before.
Box rents at the post Office are du
next Wednesday. Parties holding boxe
should pay now to avoid the inconver
ience of having their mail put in tn
general delivery, and thereby prever
annoyance.
The sappy ham band rendered musi
for the Jenkinson easter sale last SatuI
day, while Eirschman's cart. be1ore-th'
horse advertisement went ramoIln
all around the town.
The efforts to draw trade with fanta
tical advertising may work for the m
mept, but there is but one proper wa
to advertise, and that is through tt
peoples county paper.
4 colored man by the name OF Sea
secured the appointment CT rural ma
carrier from Davis Station. He VI
awarded this appointment after a COZ
uetitive examination with several viii
men.
We understand that steps will ha'
TO be taken by the patrons OF our !oc
school to supplement the present Iun
in order to continue the school term
nine months in the future. The mon
supply we are informed will be shol