The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-31

THE MANNING TINES. Twice a-weef
News and Co2rier. Home and Farm lo'
one wear for 81 p As an additional IN
ducement TO new subscribers TO th!:
combination. :: rair OF tine nickIe pIateC
shears will be given. We have receiv'
ed several requests 10 place my name
on the combination list" without the
cash accompanying the request, and O
course, there was nothing doing. The
cash must accompany the subscription
as large part CT this s. p must be Sent
away in order to procure the News and
Courier. Home anG Farm aud the
shears. Compronevu. Savie, ferstaysdu
do you understand.
Died in the Fork section OF this
county, on the Nelson place last Satur.
dav, Racheal Hammett, colored, aged
'91 years and 10 months. The deceased
was o member OF the Methodist church
for i years. She served the people OF
that section for over 80 years as i
trusted servant. Aunt Racheal" be-
louged 70 Captain j. J. Nelson, and
alth ugh her master and ''missus'
died many years ago. she remained up
on the old plantation up to her death.
The funeral took place Sunday. atten-
ded by a large concourse OF people,
white and black, on the plantation
burying ground.
Hon. O. G.. Naner, a Representative
from Montgomery county in the Ala
bama legislature, was here the past Re y
DAYS visiting bis sister, Mrs. J. G. Dan
iel, who is quite i'll. Mr.. Maner speaks
of his State very interestingly. is an ar
dent Prohibltionist, and says they are
going TO enforce prohibition in the la"g-
er cities Of Alabama even If they have
to resort TO the metropolitan police s.ys-
tenn. He says that prohibition IS work
ing nicely IN the State wherever there
is an honest effort made to enforce the
law. but the Governor Of the State is u
man OF determination, and be will see to
it that Mobile will have to enforce the
law, even if injunctions. contiscatory,
and change of Venue methods are TO be
resOrteG TO.
Hon. S. C. Maytield and J. F. Carter,
ESQ. of the BamberS bar, spent Mon
day in Manning 10 appear before Judge
Wilson. to agree on an appeal case OF
Blume against Southern Railroad. After
these gentlemen finished with their pro-
fesSionallabors they were ia Ken through
the new court house, and they admired
it, then they went to the school house
and were aStounded.
It was the writer's privilege to be as
sociated with Mr. Mayfeld in the sen
ate from 1898 to 1902. He is a promi-
nenu lawyer. and a man of large affairs.
it was gratifying indeed to hear his
comments upon the beauty of the town
and the progressiveness of our peo-
pie in erecting such magnificent pub
lie buildings. Both of the visitors
were greatly impressed with The beauty,
and the genera appointments of the
school building. and said it would be a
credit to some of our college buildings.
In accordance with the official com
sent the Auditor, the
leliuQuents who failed to make their
returns BY December 81 last, as re-
1uired by the statutes, are now
given until May l, and after the
date, in all case, where returns are not
aot made. the county auditor is requir-
ed, under the law, to assess the income
which he and the township commissions
nay fix, and then, in addition, make the
delinquent pay . penalty Of 30 per cent.
Under the law, all incomes 10 excess
II 500 are taxed, whether the income
be derived in salary, investments from
rents or any other way. The law allows
Ill citizens an exemption Of $500, and
+ only one dollar is received in excess
of this amount. it must be taxed. The
incomes are taxed on a granduated scale,
he tax varying from one to three per
cent The law allows no exceptions,
md everybody must meet this ob!lga-
ion, who come within its terms.