The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-08-02

Saturday night found Miss Aiarjoreus
| Reardon leading in Zeigler>s piano
contest. with Mrs. Nettles second anc
Miss Bessie Harvin 4 close third.
! Died near Greelyville on the 23cd.,
Mr.. Isaac Montgomery, aged - years.
The deceased was well known IN Claren-
don where he had many relatives.
kin"stree has recently been infested
with burglars but they did not get
much. They might have known 1t,
however. they are not We tied here.
| Isaac Bethane, aged 35. negro !iv-
ing near PaXville. ate and drank CO.
piouslv OF watermelon and corn whis-
kew and death ensued within an hour.
The tobacco farmers who have made
any crop, are enjoying the highest
prices at this time they have ever had.
The Manning market boasts OF Leading
them all.
Wherever there is a group OF men in
this town the subject OF conversation Is
lrailroad. and each individual has an
Independent idea 0: what the Seaboard
is going to do.
Mr.. s. T. Legg who for The past few
years has been living in Manning with
| his family has moved to Spartanourg,
where he will engage in the wagon
manufacturing business.
Clemson college will hold a farmers
institute beginning August Sth, and
wilt last until the llth. The railroads
will give special rates for the occasion.
| It will pay to attend this institute, as
there will be many things of advantage
to learn.
Clarendon IS to lose a good citizen.
and Aiken is the gamer thereby. Mr..
Charles ". Pickering who is now Inv
ino at Bloomville. will move this week
to Berlin where he bought farm and
will devote his attention to trucking
and poultry.
There will be picnic at the new
school house at Workman on August
10th, and dance in the evening. The
Sumter band will supply the music.
The writer acknowledges his thanks
for cordial invitation to be present
but circumstances interfere ana ne
cannot 60.
\ party desiring home on Brooks
street at q moderate price may confer
with The Times editor who has been re-
ouested to tiud a purchaser for 1t. Only
such as desire to buy need ask as the
party in charge of the property would
have to be communicated with for price,
and terms.
A rumor has reached Manning that
on the dav OF the Olauta picnic white
man OF respectable family connections
in this county, committed an assault
upon nine year old colored child and
then left for parts unknown. It IS SAID
the mans mind has been impaired for
some time.
It is said that Summerton expects to
Get the Ssaboard railroad, and will do
It if President Bonsal gives the mayor
of that town fair chance to talk with
him. Mayor Tisdale really believes
Summerton is the greatest place IN the
County, ouO LIZ Oh = ~eaiSHo ~''
him to the contrary.
MIR. Z. G. Sprott and family have
moved from Manning back to their olo
home at Greenwood. Mr.. Sprott is
splendid citizen and Manning does not
relish the thought Of having to give
him up, but he decided to retire from
the contracting business ard will give
his future attention to his farm.
Mr.. NJ. N. Krasnoff leaves for the
north next Sunday to finish buyins ms
stock for the coming season. There IS
not day that does not bring to his
store new shipments. Notwithstanding
this he goes to market to personally
make further selections. krasnoff IS
always on the job, as his increasing
business shows.
Postmaster Capers of Summerton.
committeeman for Clarendon county,
desires all of the Postmasters OF this
county to attend the meeting OF the
South Carolina Postmasters Associa-
tion. which meets at Glenn Springs
August 10 and II. He hopes to meet
all OF the Postmasters at this meeting,
and saws he is satisfied they will be
greatly benefited by it. For intorma-
ton as to railroad rates, ETC., write to
S. J. Leapheart, President OF the
S. C. p. NJ. Association Lexington.
Some of the farmers claim that the
crops are going back. one asked the
writer to make the statement IL the pa
per so that it will have its effect upon
the price. He claims that every time
newspaper tells about there is to be a
big crop the price of cotton goes down;
and be thinks the crop condition should
be a secret. This man does not realize
that the parties interested in the crop,
living 10 London and New York, know
more about the crop conditions than the
crop makers.
The Judge OF Probate had an inter
esting hearing before him Yesterday IN
the matter of proving in solemn form
the last will aud testament OF the late
Mrs. E. NJ. Briggs of Summerton. The
testimony was conflicting, and the court
took recess to view the residence to
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