The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-10-18
Circas Friday.
Corn contest October 18th.

Corn contest October 18th.
Remember the Vasssr girls tonight.
The county tax books are now open
for the collection OF taxes.
Several from Manning attended the
Clansman in Sumter last Friday even
ing.
It is always pleasing to see so many
of the people from the neighboring
towns here almost daily on shopping
tours.
Died at the Sumter hospital last
Monday, Mr.. A. Jackson Moses, aged
63 years, an uncle OF Mrs. ]. A. Weln-
berg of this town.
Mr.. Henry 3. Richardson snd Miss
Ellen Deas both of P.nola were mar
ried in Augusta, Ca, and arrived home
last "Wednesday evening.
MONDAYS game between Philadelphia
and New York resulted in favor OF
Philadelphia by score OF 3 to /. And
Philadelphia won again yesterday 5 to z.
There will be something doing in the
auditorium this evening. The Vassar
girls viii do some good musical stunts.
Boys get your tickets and avoid the
rush.
The Clarendon Garage and Machine
Co., have employed Mr.. Kavanaugh OF
Sumter an expert automobile man. he
will be glad to take look at your csr
at any time.
Dr.. Hagood Woods of Florence was
visitor io Manning yesterday. DR..
Woods has recently returned from
Europe where be has been studying
his profession.
: Died at her home near Pamela last
Thursday, Mrs. Jane Way, relict OF the
lste T. Adams Way, aged about 10
years. The funeral took place st An
drews Chapel Thursday.
Cards have been issued for the mar
rage of Mr. J. Clinton Rrogdon OF
Brogdon's to Miss Louise McCanss
Jones. to take place at Newberry on
the 18th, inst. at Newberry.
Mr.. Robert Burns q former citizen
of Manning, but for several years
resident OF Texas and and Georgia,
arrived in Manning last Thursday nj ght
to visit his sister Mrs. W. I. Eudnal.
Married at the Methodist parsonage
in Manning last Friday by Rev. F. e.
Shuler, Mr.. Grady Smith OF PlalnVlew,
Arkansas and Miss Annie Alsbrook, q
granddaughter of Mrs. NJ. D. Alsbrook.
Sheriff E. B. Gamble, Hon. O. G.
Scarborough and Judge A. j.. Rich
bourg we're in Sumter Thursday as
witnesses in the case of Mr.. r. N.
Bateman charged with being an acces-
sory to the killing OF E. Bossard.
The Clack real estate agency in Sum-
ter advertised TWO small tracts OF land
in The Tunes last week, and we are in
formed they have already received oyer
twenty letters and several callers with
regard TO these lands. Then tell US ad-
yertising does not pay.
According to the press reports an
atsempt was made last Monday to
dynamite the train IN which President
Taft was riding in California. The
exploives were discovered by bridge
watchman before any damage WAS done
but the sssassins escaped.
Governor Blease has instructed
Sheriff Gamble to put stop to the sale
of cider, as he has information that it
,o,..;,c oooa;pe We 6o NOT know tine
formula OF commercial cider, but the
results show that it contains something
which makes drunk, and that 1t is as
bad as whiskey.
Nearly 10000 people witnessed the
first game Of the national series OF base
ball between Philadelphia and New
York last Saturday. Gotham won by
3 score OF 2 to l But think of 10000
people paying from so cents to $3.50 to
see game 0: ball. The gate receipts
was over 81, 900.
Saturday the 2Ssh, will be great
day in Manning for the boys OF the
corn clubs from all over the county
when they will bring in their ears Of
the golden grain to be exhibited and
contested for in the award of prizes
which have been contributed by the
merchants Of Manning who take q deep
interest in encouraging the boys TO
give attention to this most important
crop-the raising OF corn. The day for
the corn exhibit is Saturday 2Sth., and
we hope to see scme wonderful samples
of corn. Besides the contributions
from Nannior'S merchants there is to