The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-02

Other editorial and local matter on
page 8.
The town was full OF visitors Sunday
ana Monday.
Miss Annie Howe OF Lake City, is in
Manning visiting Mrs. r. r. Jenklnson.
Dr.. Hasooa Woods, is confined in
Riverside hospital in Charleston, with
typhoid fever.
Miss Nina Riser, left for her home in
GreenviIle yesterday. It IS reported sne
will not teach next session.
Mrs. E. S. Mcintosh and her son Mil
ton. left this morning for visit to rel
auives at Charleston, West Virginia.
Misses PET Wilson an6 Edna Brock
in.on, went to Columbia yesterday, TO
attend their college commencement.
Those desiring copies of this weeks
TINES can secure same at cents per
copy. Only a limited number on hand.
There was an unsuccessful attempt
to burglarize the store OF D. c. Shaw
& Co., at Alcolu, last Thursday night.
Editor Cunningham of the Bishopville
Leader and Vindicator, spent Sunday il
in Manning. 1t being Sunday he was on
his good behavior.
Miss Lily Mcintosh OF Workman, has
returned 10 Charleston where she un-
Gerwent another surgical operation.
which was a success.
Manning continues to grow as is evil
denced by it's post office business, a sal
arv increase from 81, 500 to $1,000 al
lowed by the government.
Jurvmen, witnesses, and town folks,
DO not forget to patronize the ladies
who are to serve dinners next week for
the benefit of the First Baptist church.
It is with much qualification that we
announced the improved condition OF
Mr.. S. J. Bowman. There is strong hope
that ''old Rock" will be out with the
boys again.
Bows get a move on you, and let next
wears graduating contain at least bali
of the class, if you do not it will be be-
meath the dignity of a girl graduate to
associate with you.
Have any OF you girls noticed Mama's
darling boy gliding about town WITH
pretty green shoes On, he is so cute, ana
how can you hard-hearted girls resist
his charms and those shoes.
There is not word of truth IN the
report that Reg DuBose wore his
grand lodge Knights of Pgthlas badge
80 Sunday school at Sardinia last Sun
day. The thing was mighty pretty ana
becoming to Reg
Died at Pinewood Tuesday morning,
s5th inst, Miss Lila Griffith, aged about
Is wears. The deceased was the daugh-
Ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben D. Griffin. The
funeral took place in the Pinewood cenl-
etery Wednesday.
The associated press dispatches from
Washington, dated 22th inst, state that
Second Lieut., A. G. Davis Of the Phil
ippine Scouts has been dismissed from
the army by direction Of the President,
as the result of his conviction by court
martial for various acts Of misconduct.
The school needs a first class piano,
and to get it we would suggest that The
Young people give during the summer q
series of entertainments. This would
afford those who are unable TO go away,
pleasure, and at the same time the re-
ceipts would go TO a good purpose.
The citizens Of the Midway section
are cousidera bly, interested at ,nl>
time. in efferting an arrangement &c
consolidate schools, oond the district,
and erect modern schosI house
County Superintendent OF Educ2tion
Browne attended = meeting OF these
citizens and is leudin- his encourage
neu5 TO the project.
\ mother OF this town, expressed the
hope at the dinner table last Saturday
that the 'accoustIc properties n the
new school building would be good
whereupon one of her young hopeful:
who is a student at the school, desiring
10 relieve his mother of her anxiety
spoke up and said, well mother, le
them have the acoustic properties taker
out, what's the use of putting them IN
they are going to worry people, cut en-
ont. they're no good no how.
Quite party OF ladies and gentle
men from Manning attended the com
mencement exercises of the Summer
ton graded school last Friday evening
and they report pleasant time. Their
was large attendance, estimated iron
400 to 500 IN the auditorium, and quit
anumber on the outside. The exer
cises consisted of japanese choruses
music and drills, all OF which wer
creditably rendered. The graduate
were Miss Annie Rutledge and julia
Scarborough and Allston James Rev
J. n. Tolar delivered the diploma:
Summerton has asplendid school build
ing, an excellent auditorium, mic
scenery upon the stage, and TN
corps of teachers.