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

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ter and Kingstree, and because of thi:
financial drain, we would have our ad
joining counties 60 dry.
Unless our figures deceive US. there
IS no need for the trustees OF school dis
trict No. to levy any additional tax lol
the new binds, ant we hope these gen
tlemen will not raise the levy any high
er. than it already is. The taxes IN thl:
.own BOW amounts to about three pei
cent. and with a continual increase, Il
will paralyze every thing.
We are under the impression there !;
a limit to the age when the pubic free
schools can be taken advantage OF, arc
if the school trustees will look into
this matter the crowded condition OF the
local colored school can be greatly re,
lieyed. The public fund is not expected
TO provide a place for men and womer
TO avoid physical labor.
Mr.. J. G. Slaughter, and family NOV
ed to Kingstree this morning, where
Mr. Slaughter will engage in the to-
5acco business. We think he has made
q mistake IN giving up an established
market for one to be established, but
what we think about it has nothing to
do with the case. The Slaughters have
warm friends il Manning, and they will
not be long in making happy assocla'
tions in their new home.
The County Board OF Commissioner:
met and organized last Saturday. Mr.
R. c.. Wells was chosen clerk. The
Board will have no easy sailing this
wear, as they have not been supplied
with any surplus funds to do business
with. The income of the county VII!
be curtailed, but we hope the expenses
will be also, If the expense can be cut
down without impairing the service,
the Board will receive the well-done
from grateful public
There is somebody supplying liquor
in this town to those who go around
with thirst. There was quite crowd
on the stteets Saturday, and mlngllng
in the crowd one could detect the scent
of liquor strong, and at night there were
several well under the influence. Now
we do not believe this liquor supply Is
furnished by negroes alone: while we
cannot accuse, nor would we without
positive proof. yet we are satisfied the
business is being financed by white
men
There should be immediate step:
taken to have sewerage system IN this
town. We are completing a modern
court house and school house, both
need sewerage, aud without it neither
of these buildings can be complete: AS
we understand it. the financial condition
of the town will not permit the eXpen'
diture necessary for sewerage system.
the council is without funds, and the
taxes are high, something should be
done, just what we know not, but 1t was
suggested private corporation be form,
ed for this purpose, and we hope 1t vii
be done right away.
Hon. ". St. Julian Jervey, OF the
Charleston Bar, was in Manning las!
Friday on professional business witt
Judge John S. Wilson. Mr.. Jervey wa:
for many years solicitor OF the First
Circuit, and he enjoyed the reputation
of being one of the strongest prosecut
ING officers in the State. He was at the
head of the, engrossing department
while solicitor, and many OF the law:
upon our Statute books are OF his tram
ing. This was Mr.. 'Jervey's first vlsl'
to Manning, and we regret the weather
was so inclement he could not be shown
about the town We hope he will come
again, however, and let US show hin
the prettiest, healthiest, and best resi-
dence town in lower South Carolina
Joe Grant, young negro employed
at Mr.. F. G. Thomas's lumber mill a
Bloomville, who was shot 10 the uppel
left arm and side on the 9th inst. hat
his arm amputated at the shoulder Join
last SUNDAY. and has since been gettins
along very well with fair prospects o
recovery. An early amputation was no
deemed practicable by the attending
physicians, and later developments 0
extensive gangrene rendered favorable
results extremely doubtful for a time
One report as to the shooting Is tina
Charley Green, who fired the gun, onl.
intended to shoot up in the air, and tha
the wounding of Grant was entirely &C
cidental, while another report is tha
Green intended to shoot another negr'
but hit Grant by mistake.
The trustees of school district No.
on last Thursday sold to \. W. Harm
& Co., of New York, $4,000 of schoo
bonds recently authorized by the voter
of the district for l.044, which is q premi
um of 1855, the buyers paying all eXpen
ses. This in our opinion is q splendlt
sale, and should be gratifying to tn
people of the district. \ representa-
tive of the bond buying company wa
here, and went through the schoo
building. and he was so favoraoly I'M
pressed with the character and style Q
the structure that when asked for HI
best figures for the bonds, he said. b
came here expecting to buy the bond
at l OBJ but he would give the 1ull lin
it OF Loaf
This gentleman is accustomed to IN
spectiug properties that are bonded
and, when he inspected this, and wa
moved to give more for the bonds tha
he came here to give, it Is time TO
those of US who may be judges OF tt
construction of fowl house to let u
with our criticisms.
There are some who are dispose
TO make sport of what we said abou
the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio raj
road running through Manning on II
way to the seacoast, but they need nc
smile in doubt, for the reason that a
sure as the road goes to Charleston, II
direct line, according to or map,
near or through Manning. The onl
question is, will this great trunk lin
90 10 Charleston? We think it will, bt
cause by going to this seaport brings th
coalfelds within closer touch with on
OF the largest coaling stations on tn
Atlantic coast, made so by the nav.
ward. This railroad will go to Char
ileston to send the products over tn