The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-05-12

Remember the Manning Graded
School closing exercises begin Sunday:
Nav 3Oth, with sermon by Rev. Hugh
AIurchison, of Bishopville, and end
Monday evening, 3lst, with an ad-
dress by Ex-Governor John G. Shep-
pard of Edgefeld. The pew building
will be used on this occasion, and those
attending will find it equipped with
ono of the best auditoriunls in the State.
A rather remarkab bic accident occurr-
ed to Henry Christopher, l3 years old,
son OF Mr.. J. Larry Christopher, last
Thursday. The boy went to the rescue
of a calf that was being butted and pun
ished by a William Goat belonging to
Wash DuRant, a colored neighbor.
Young Christopher was attacked and so
badly used up that he has been confln!-
ed to his bed ever since. The horns OF
the animal gored him and lacerated his
flesh and otherwise bruised him.
The exercises of the colored graded
school commencement will be held in
the peoples warehouse, beginning with
the exercises of the primary grades,
Friday night. May l4th. Sunday night
the annual sermon will be preached by
Rev. John Adams IN the A. NJ. E.
church. Monday night the exercises
OF the higher grades viii be had and
on Tuesday night the commencement
exercises proper will be had, when an
address TO the people of Clarendon
county will be delivered by Rev. Rich
ard Carroll, OF Columbia.
The law forbids the sale of any com-
pound or mixture which will produce
intoxication, and we are told nearly
every general store sells essence of lem
on which contains a larger percentage
OF alcohol than ordinary whlskey. The
drug stores with few exceptions are SELL
ing quantities OF Jamaica ginger which
contains about is per cent alcohol when
diluted with water makes a good sub
stitute for liquor and drunk that will
make man spit in his grand-mosher's
face.
A country merchant told the writer
few DAYS ago that it is with difficulty he
can keep either essence of lemon or
jamaica ginger in his stock, that if the
courts decide the sale of these COM
pounds are legal, he is thinking OF going
into the manufacture of them to sell at
wholesale. He said he is satisfied he
can manufacture these TWO compounds
and some o:her stomach washes to sell
to the trade so they can be sold TO the
consumer for one-half the price of whis-
key, and be equally as effectiyea a drunk
maker.
The trustees OF the various school dis
tricts should hold g county convention
to see if they cannot fix upon scheme
to keep the schools in county running
nine months. II is very evident that a
number of the schools, Including Man
ming cannot have term o. nine months,
unless something is done to supplement
the fund. The condition is upon US, it
matters not the cause, we are to face 1t,
and we believe it would be well for the
county superintendent of education TO
call q meeting Of all the trustees OF all
the schools in the county, and invite The
public to attend. Let the head OF the
schools give to the meeting a statement
of the condition of each district, then
let him invite discussion.
A meeting OF this Eature can do no
harm, and it might result N Sood. Inc
matter of amending the school law re-
lating to the appointment OF trustees
could also be taken up at this proposed
meeting. At present the schools are
managed by trustees virtually appointed
by the County Superintendent OF Edu-
cation, the patrons have no voice in
these appointments, and it frequently
happens that there is much dissatisfac-
ton resulting, now. if the people want
this system changed so that in their re-
spectlve districts the trustees shall be
elected, a resolution from q meeting
would have weight with the delegation
But the main thing in our Judgment to
be discussed should such a meeting be
held, is ways and means to provide
means for full nine months school
term