The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-23

lGS trustees VI Gile l st.AstAio
have elected Prof Z. c. Pate, OF blSh
opville. as principal, and Miss Bert;
Bush. of Hopkins, and Bessie Corbett
of Paxville. assistants. The bond lssu
election comes off Tuesday, 18th.
Anv Young man who will suddenl.
have business IN a drug store, whel
walking with young ladies, to keel
from looking in at the Red Cross
ought to oe forced TO darn ms OWL
socks the balance OF his meas!y life
The county authorities should see Il
lit that the roads leading to Manning
are put in apple pie order. especlall,,
from, the tobacco belt sections. There il
a piece of road al the foot of brook;
street which should be clayed by the
town.
We shall regard it favor if The TINES
should not reach subscriber VINO /:
not in arrears, he or she will inform u:
Of it bv a postal card so that we car
look into it at once, and thereby save
the subscriber from missing any OF the
issues.
The Sardiuiaus are fast losing theil
prestige as baseball players, and are
sinking into the Charleston team class
On last Saturday Sardinia and Beard 5
met on Sardinia'S own dung hill, and
the Beardites went Off growing with 3
score OF : to in their favor.
Mr.. J. NJ. Barwick. who farms very
successfully in q section, which few
wears ago was regarded as starvation
Vile. sends us a cotton bloom, and
writes that he hopes the farmers vii!
make General Green clear the track,
for bumper crop is on the way.
Oar Young people can give the com
lnunity pleasure this summer by giving
a series of entertainments for the pur,
pose of raising funds for tirst-class
piano for the school. The money 50
raised Will be OF a practical benefit, ano
all will enjoy it. Who will take the
lead?
The Brewington gun and fishing club
will have it's first basket picnic at Brew
ington Lake, Monday, July 5th. The day
will be spent in having all manner OF
and plenty to eat, spring
water the beverage. The beverage IS
not mentioned to keep prohibltionlsts
away.
\ prominent lady in Augusta, Ca,
writing to relative in Manning last
week, said: Il have waited long time
to acknowledge the paper YOU so kindly
sent me. I enjoyed reading the account
of the closing exercises OF the school /
YOU certainly have school which IS a
credit TO your town.
Policeman Higgins met Col. Henry
Smith at the depot last Saturday. and
relieved him of l-2 quarts OF whlskey
that Smith says he bought in Sumter
his personal use. Smith thinks this
is what might be called standing IN a
desert. Henry should content himself
with drug store malt, and not carry his
money to Sumter. Henry got his booze
back Monday.
The menacing pile of trash on the
rear end of the lot back OF the Mecca
hotel made mention of in TIE TINES
last week was undisturbed up to yester-
dav morning. We spoke to a member
OF the towns board of health. and be
told us that as soon as the board met
orders would be given to the town au-
thoriSies to remove this unsightly and
unsanitary nisquito incubator.
received from Mr.. Eugene Young,
three onions which weighed four pounds
and one ounce. Now if there is any body
in the county who can beat this, this IS
the opportune time. The soil IN and
around Manning is well adopted TO
trucking, as is evidenced by the excel
lent vegetables raised, and why the
farmers do nc: raise truck for Shipment
we do not understand. There is money
in it, make it here.
Married at Cross Hill, at the brides
home, Hon. VIM. Lowndes Daniel, and
Miss Mary T. Nance. The groom is a
membe.. of the legislature from Saluda,
and a promising gentleman. the bride
was at the head of the State school I'M.
proving association, and IS beloved
throughout the State, a grand young
woman. May they both have heavens
richest blessings. Mrs. DR.. N. L.
Parlor, formerly of Manning, was the
dame Of honor.
The hardware stores of this place are
turning out tremendous lot of tobacco
fues this season. which is an indication
that more tobacco is being grown 10
this county than heretofore. The ware
house men realize this, and are leaving
nothing undone to make this a record
breaking year for the Manning market,
at the same time wishing all other mar
kets successful season. We have here
already the Messrs. Pegram & Payne,
gentlemen who are no novlceS IN the
warehouse business, they are IN lntl:
mate touch with the manufactures and
buyers, and in position to give their
floors all the advantages that first class
warehouse facilities can possibly have.
The court house commission met last
Friday. and with MIR. Shand, their
architect, inspected the building prior
The building is practically complete
but upon close examination it was
found there were few minor matter:
not yet finished, so the building was
not formally accepted. These small!
things vet unfinished will be completed
in a Short time, and then the building
contractor will be released: after hav,
ing given to Clarendon a structure
which IS monument to the builders
art. The furnishings will be put II
about the lst of August, and before
September this magnificent structure
will be occupied.
Mr.. W. Roger Mcintosh was ir Man
ming this morning, and in conversation
with US in regard to The TINES com
ment, in last weeks issue on the meth
DDS resorted to by parties at kingstree
to misrepresent the Manning tobacco
market. He said he was not a party tt
anv of the alleged misrepresentation
5oo- Mt ar,,,rovo nf cnch and that, he |;