The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-02-17

Rev. T. Tracy Walsh. Arch Deacon
of the Episcopal Church, conducted
divine service 10 Masonic Hall last
Sunday morning and night. there was
good attendance upon the services.
The Court of Common Pleas convened
at 10 o'clock last Monday morning and
has since been engaged in disposlns OF
number of litigateC cases that were
not of general public interest.
The evangelistic services OF the Clar-
eudon Baptist church. conducted by the
pastor. Rev. C. w. Blanchard, on Sun
day evenings, have developed into great
interest and are bearing fruit IN the
conversion of souls.
The newspapers of the State are still
complimenting Senator E. D. Smith ior
selecting Mr.. C. NJ. Galloway for his
private secretary. 1t seems that there
was some surprise that Smith should DO
such sensible thing.
Rev. J. W. Daniel. D. D., will deliver
his famous lecture on THE Southern
Mule" in Pinewood on Thursday night,
February 25th. A rare treat awaits all
who can attend and hear this lee
ture. The price OF admission will be 25
cents.
The Trinity School Literary Society
will have debate on next Friday
night, February 10Th, at $50 o'clock,
on the query: "Was the South Justified
in Seceeding from the Union9n The
debators will be Messrs. W. \. Hook,
Robert White, and others. The public
is invited to attend.
President B. Harris, OF the Farmers
Union, pleads with the farmers to di-
versify their crops, reduce cotton acre
age and raise home supplies. This is
sensible advice, and is what TEE TINES
has advocated for years. But Will the
farmers now heed the advlce3 1t will
probably require another generation TO
revolutioniZe agriculture in this State
The General Assembly yesterday
elected Solicitor T. S. Sease, of Spar
taoburg. Judge of the 7th circuit to sue
ceed Judge Bvdrick. recently elected
Justice of the Supreme Court. The fol-
lowing judges were also elected without
opposition: Ernest Gary OF the 9TH cir
cult, r. W Memminger of the 9th cir
cult and George E. Priace of the 10th
circuit.
A dwelling house on South Boundary
Street, owned by Mr.. D. N. Bradham
and occupied by Mr.. H A. Tobias. was
Slightly damaged by fire last Thursday |
morning about $50 The fire caught
from the stove fue and damaged the |
roof and wall, but was put out before
the fire engine arrived. Fortunately |
the fire was discovered before it had
made much headway.
A local paragraph in The TINES
last week stated that Judge John S.
Wilson would open court IL Monck'S
Coroner on Monday of this week: but
that was a mistake. as court does not
convene in Berkeley county until the
first Monday in March. The TINES
generally states things correctly, but
in this instance it was misinformed. No
harm was done, however.
Hon. O. c.. Scarborough of Summer.
ton was in town last week for a day or
two. Mr.. Scarborough will be d candi-
date for Railroad Commissioner in the
next primary. He has been very sue
cessful in his private business and 1t is
just that kind of men that we ought to
put in Office Men who make a success
of their own private business, generally
make good aud Efficient oficers.-Bish-
opville Leader & Vindlc ator.
Some people think it a mystery that
Notwithstanding good advice their boys
grow up to be wild and reckless young
men. Ii these boys were taught from
infancy that home was the proper place
for them after dark, rather than PROV
ling around the streets, annoying well
and sick people alike, much OF this mys-
terry might be explained, and young men
with better moral character and more
Intelligent minds would be the result
No parent need expect pure morals in
a boy that prowls the streets at night,
even if he does go TO Sunday school,
Leesville News.