The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-17

81 A. F. n.
AGMo Wednesday, March 1900.
svN Masters Degree Conferred.
What is the matter with our CORES
pondents2
Mr.. r. 3. Belser, OF Sumter spent
yesterday in Manning.
JIM. Woods Esq, has returned home
from Spartanburg.
DR.. &. L. McLaurin ofSumter spent
Yesterday il Manning.
Died at Summerton Sunday, Newton
Z BRYANT, aged about 20 years.
Hirschmau's store last Saturday drew
steady stream of buyers all day.
Today is ST. Patrick's day. Wear the
shamrock, and plant irish potatoes.
Hirschmann's sale last Saturday made
the other stores look like legal holidays.
Hon. C. NJ. Davis, OF Sum,nerton was
among the visitors to Manning yester-
day.
Cotton seed meal has become scar
city. the mills are not able to supply the
demand.
The town council is having the streets
repaired and cleaned. There can be no
objection.
Mrs. T. Evans Wilson, of Darlington,
IS in Manning, visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. Briggs.
The contributions for the monument
to the ''Women of the Confederacy," IS
growing beautifully.
Tt is reported in the base ball world
that Felix Dingle. of Summerton has
been sold to Spartanburg.
Parties having lutte money can
find an opportunity TO invest IN oullo-
ing lots in the town OF Manning.
Rev. Bunvan Mahoney and his daugh-
ter. Miss Virginia, OF Stanford, Ky IS
visiting relatives in the county.
When there is nothing to write about,
the newspaper mans lot IS tough. ana
yet people cannot understand.
The colored people of this town ere
wanting a larger school house to accom-
modate the demand for education.
Rev. T. Tracy Walsh will oadciate on
the 2lst. instant morning and evening
at Masonic hall. Public invited.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Perry Moses of Sumter,
came to Manning yesterday on visit to
their daughter Mrs. J. A. Weinberg.
There is some kind Of fatal disease
among the dogs in the Salem section,
which is devastating the canine tribe.
Dr.. Byrd, president of Chicora Col
lege at Greenville. preached IN the
presbyterian church here last Sunday.
Rev. A. r. Woodson, has returned
home from his trip to Johnston where
he has been conducting a series OF meet
ings.
The court house commission will have
meeting tomorrow to consider the
purchasing OF furniture for the court
house.
This newspaper will not publish COM
munications which are sent to the ONCE
uraccompanied by the name OF the
writer.
The Louisiana supreme court has sus-
tained the law against race track gam
bling. The sporting element are get
ting hard hit everywhere.
A party OF ladies and gentlemen from
Manning were the guests at dining,
at the home OF Mr.. Bunyon Harvin. last
Sunday, near Summerton.
The Clarendon Baptist church will
celebrate it's first anniversary next Sun
day morning, with a special service.
The public is invlsed.
Zola lodge OF, Knights of Pythias will
have a BANQUET at their Castle hall next
Wednesday evening. The TINES editor
Acknowledges an invitation to attend.
The swamp lands are again coming
into the market. The past few days
several gentlemen have been in these
parts seeking options on these lands.
THE TINES acknowledges receipt Of
the pavment in full OF the account it
had against the Prohibition Campaign
Committee. paid last Thursday morn
ing.
Mr.. Aaron Loryea, celebrated his
eighty-eighth birthday last Monday.
Notwithstanding his years the old gen
tleman is quite spry, and DDS 1alr TO be
with Us for more years to come.
When we have contempt for man,
it does not follow that we are that
mans enemy: it only means that con-
tact with him is obnoxious, and the
greater the distance, the greater the
charm.
Professor Daniel has invited Hon
John c. Shepperd, of Edgetield, to de-
liver the address for the closing exer
cises OF the graded school. We hope the
Distinguished orator and statesman vii.
accept.
The Standard Oil Company gets of
from paying the fine imposed by Judge
Lands, OF S29. 1000. The verdict wa:
reddered by the jury as per-instruction:
from Judge Anderson. who averred tha
he followed the decision Of the circui
court OF appeals. Perhaps now Mr.
Rockefeller will not raise the price O.