The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-12-14
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For the first time. in the ioH- :tn'.
peaceful career o! this community :.
/ rea! burglar has paid Us :, visit. Nat
urr.t!v. the feeling o; >ccn7itA
against such crimes mas been rude!y
shattered. and the inhabitants !urn-
ished with genuine sensation. IN.
c:Genc.llv the job has revealed
the f;-ct that We are possessed o! n"
less than \ score or more o! embryo
Sherlock Holmes.
On Saturday night :, hur.!a-. or
perhaps two or mere OF them. iorc'-
5lv entered the Bank o! Summer
! tons building. 1T the eastern enc o;
our business street. and Also the
stor.room o. McClarey \ Broadway.
ar,he opposite end OF the s:tir-
street. f the bank entrance. wa>
secured by using = hatch-t or ;IN up
on the window fra,ue q! the rear
wiudo". Inside. papers Were badly
scattered about on desks and upon
the t!oor. bat unsuccessful attempts
were made ut several places TO enter
the big vault The vault door was
cat in several places. also tie brick
walls forming the vault \ cash draw
was broken open and a tritle over
SG in cash secured Had the mis-
creaut obtained entrance INTO the
vault lie wnn!d have found him>ei!
con: ronted by the most modern
! burglar. proof safe Of the time, and
screw lock pattern. Ii required eight
| hours Of the hardest work on the
part OF factory experts to gain eu-
trance ipto the safe referred 20
when their services were once sought
| in an emergency.
But what adds Il farther air Of
mystery TO the bank robbery. y the
| fact that the Storeroo;u OF L grocery
concern should have been entered
and robbed OF. he SAME night. From
/ the old Colc!ouSh store. used by Nc
Clarey s. Broadway. -four and rice
| were stolen The entrance here was
effected by boldly breaking 4 large
glass window in front Of the building
1t hardly seems possible that proies-
sioaal burglars would have abandon.
ed. with SO little success. their JOB AT
the bank after entering the building
! And, again, 40 one never heard OF
safe-crackerS stopping to such petty
deeds as stealing lot OF rice All!
/ flour while doing bank job lex
pect your correspondent Is prsril!eS-
ed to humbiv express an opinion on
the matter. He SuesSes that the
work at the bank was done By local
amateur white men, and :he work
at the grocery store done by negro
confeIerates.
LOS Of blind tiger courage Is pro-
duced hereabouts at present. We are
told.
The local detective force. ably as
sisted BY others. is hard 1T work on
the case aud developments ara look
ed for ut future date. There are
! no clues at this writing.
Sand in and about Summsrton mas
| advanced ia value within the past
two years ~ a rate that Is appalling
In September. 1905. quite number
OF land owners, more OK less compe-
tant, gave it as their serious opinion
that the whole OF the late Mrs. Sarah
Tindal estate was worth only about
$500 to $4,000 4 few days s:nce
the Rev. Z. 4. Sub!ett sold one third
Of the place. amounting TO 200 acres.
for che SUN of Sl6,500. \ truly mar
velous advance in values. AT the
above figures the entire estate Snou!G
have brought about $4,000. We do
no: believe that any otl:er commit
nifty within the State can show so
wonderful an advance g. in che worth
Of land in two yearS-an increase OF
more than six times in value. Inat
some" increase. and then some
The land Was bought IN by Ar,
Thos. Gentry. a prominent farmer OF
SuMmerton.
The Ladies Aid Society OF the To-
cal Buptis, church deserve great
credit for the e1celiently arranged
aud conducted bazaar held here on
the 9ch. :nsr. The place was packed
from the hour Of opening until II
wa. time TO tecur homeward. We
are told ;ha: within TWO hours after
the affair began, the fancy worked
Christmas articles on sale had ali
!! been sold. Many late corners had 20
be codtepted with hot supper.
temptiusly served. About 5000 WAS
realized, it Is reported.
On Sunday next, at the cordial IN
vi.ation of the Rev. Edward ). Jones
and the congregation o. the Meth
oGis: church. all other congregations
in town will join with the MethodiS'S
iu L union service. Ut Il Il. H.. III The
new church building. y specia!
music procr ram has been arranged
for. and hearty service is promised.
The occasion will not be without IT'S
note OF sadness. however. aS 1t Will
mark the termination OF the tour
years pastorate OF Mr.. Jones. He and
his excellent family vii! be greatly
missed from among W.. and We voice.
the sentiment OF the whole commute
i1v when we hope for his early return
to Sumtnerton.
N-. J. n Woodley is going 20 sell
oct ali OF his personal property Oh
Friday, Dec. 10Th, 1T the Senhow
place. The sale will be by public
, auction. We are loathe ~ part with
! Mr.. Wood!ey. and Suumertou' loss
is GeorSias S gain.
\ few days ago the Su!nmerion
Live Stock Co. suffered the Srisvo"S
loss OF :. $1,000 stallion at its stables
| here The horse. ''r!ieodor- by
pane. WAS apparently we'll on the
night before his death. .Au employee
| found him dead in !, stall. The c;iu>e
Of the death has not becn determined.
H.
Summerton. S. c.. Dec. Il.
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