The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-30

Died near Maonins last Saturday
Ballard Miller. colored, aged about =
years. The deceased was one OF the oid
school Of negroes. and was respected oy
the community for his proper walk Ii
life.
The ladies OF the Pine Grove church
will have boz. party IN the w. Q. W.
hall 1T Tureeville next Friday evening
for the benef: Of their church. The
public is invited. and al! are expected
70 have boxes with them.
The .Eunaways" will be played 10
the school auditorium co,corrow oight,
auC i: is said q be good company. The
play is musical comedy which il OF 4
high order aod i, is = rare thing for
such :, company ~ play !" :, >nia. town.
The house should be fall /" encourage
the coming here OF good shows.
List SATURDAYS trade in Manning WAS
fne, the merchants were busy al! the
day long, aod much Of the trading was
jone by those who were in the habit o.!
going elsewhere. There IS q reason for
this, and tue reason is that the people
have discovered they can buy IN Mao-
oing IS cheap as in any other town, and
they can get what they want here.
With tie beginning Of The new year
there will be much building in ,h,s
town. Leon Weinberg IS 70 cree. :wo
stores. w. P. Legg large brick Sta
Bile. e. r SprotI roans!oo, and others
are contemplating building residences.
Maonin. is waking up. and wil! be fully
aroused Us soon IS some more property
changes bands
The Jordan section is now coming in
for its share 10 tie geoerSl develop
meat Mr.. Willie Napier has bous ht
the o.C Fred LeseSue place from the
Levi estate and will make THAI hereto
fore neglected section get - line with
tho oeh.r progressive portions OF the
county.
The tiger e:emen. have OF late been
doing good business, Judging from the
number 0! drunks we have seen lately,
aa6 il they are DO, careful they will be
in the coils Of the law. The authorities
are not going 70 stand for lawlessness,
and they should DOL Those who are
engaged in the unlawful traffic will be
rounded up and viii be landed on the
chaingang.
Il the corn club boys OF Clarendon
county mean 70 win any OF the prizes
SET apart for this county IL the corn
exposition 70 be held in Columbia De-
cenbeS SIS IL IS time they were getting
their exhibits ready. Ship them 10 L.
L Bsker, Superintendent Boys Corn
Club Department, Columbia,S. c. Since
Clarendon has done so well, don't let
her be found lacking in further eGoc..
sir. Julien Weinberg returned from
Oksahoma last Saturday night. and he
is greatly pleased with cha, couniry.
Ee SAYS he would have liked 20 re-
main, but Governor Haskell has the
graft scheme cinched and ltwould take
q long time fo- Rube from South
Carolina 20 get in, even for look. 50
be thought ne would come back home
where the biscuits are good. and the
bed induces sleep.
Mr.. J. q. Rigby. with his usual fore
sight, has made arrangements with
Santa Claus - make his headquarters
5, his store fos the holidays, and TAX
ing advantage OF the Arrangement he
has pu, 10 los o; offerings tCr the
r-uwc-ups. II is dollars TO dcushuuts
that fsiSoy w;!l hit the buf's-eye toc
altrsriioaS 10 induce the holiday shop
p-rS. Ei.hy Is 80 close to Santa Claus
ti.a. the Older be gets the more be
looks like The old chap himself.
Diet, in Manaing las. Friday, Winnie
Tindal, relicr OF the late Auz, Tindal.
s.- IS Years. The deceased wSs one
., the old time Mauna's who raised y
iarni!y OF substantial children Al! o..
" ..u,a so conducted themselves Is to
m-ri, the good opinion OF the white
IN opl.. Her husband was thrifty and
accumulated nice property which lo
It's will be lef. 70 his vile sor life, sca
,:,vu 10 go To her three children. The
property consists OF abr;a. isOe acres OF
iaoc few miles south OF Manning and
Is valuable.
Were it no, for the farmers who are
bow selling meats in towo, IL would be
hard for the nan OF ordinary Deaos 70
supply bis family with something in
the meat line 70 ea:. Fortunately.
Summer,on is sending beef into Man.
ming 3, Il cents per pouad. and several
farmers are bringing in beef and pork
y, y cents, and this zoo. iS spite OF the
fact that the meat merchants here
object Who is i. that would buy OF
the butchers for Is cents when as good
meat can be bough. for l. cents True
the local butchers have 10 pay the
town license, so do other concerns
pay license but they DO not want 70
collect the license out OF every sale
made.
The ,own council has or5ered an
election 10 be held on Tuesday 9th, OF
December for authority 70 issue seven
per cent bonds that j, may liauidace
the past Indebtedness ot the town. AS
We understand it, the town owes 70 the
banks abou, S.. .oo0 drawing s per cent
interest. and the banks want the
money. Couocil hes DO means OF get
ting this money other than re>or,iug 70
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