The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-03-01
Manning Grocery Co.
Prrveyors to Particular People.

The bird hunters have until March
18th TO enjoy their sport. and until that
dsse 20 manifest their lioerality.
The school, children made an inspir-
Wcshing.ou's birthday parade
Mrs. f. S. johnson, o; Wilson, who
was mentioned last week as being :erv
i'll. has since improved very much.
Presiding Elder Duncan, Of the Sum
ter district, will hold the quarterly con.
ference here and preach in the Netho-
dist church next Sunday.
10 the doll contest at Zeigler's drug
store, which closed last night, Julia
Bradhsm woo, getting 13,o65 votes,
and A2die Weinberg second with Il, 500.
The new board OF county commission
erS took charge today. The board con-
sises OF the supervisor r E NcFacd!n.
T. s. Minis and ". II. Dayis.
Rev. r. l. Grier. Of Greeleyvilie, will
preach in the Manning Presbyterian
church next Sunday. and Rev. &. T.
Woodsoo viii all Mr.. Grier's appoint
nepiS.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Mcknight. Miss
Cor,nne Bar6eld. and Miss hattie Ne!-
son. OF Manning. were guests at the
Wilsoc-Lemmoc wedding IN Sumter
last Thursday evening.
The Wonan's Foreign Missionary
Society OF the Methodist church vii!
nees Friday afternoon .. O'clock Let
ali the members be present as this is the
uaocsh 70 elec, officers for the new
year. Mrs. Smith, President.
The depot at Pinewood wss broken
into last Friday night and several are:-
cles =ere stolen, including the mail.
The robbers left their booty uader the
depot. and the agen, placed gaard 10
watch out the robbers were not caught.
The lecture y, the auditorium By DR..
S. 4. Steel last Thursday evening WIS
disappointing TO 3 good many IN the
audience who expected much more from
q man OF such q reputation. However.
he did auuse the children, and that was
worth something.
Appendicitis has taken its hold upon
Mr.. Robert Baker OF Silver, and he
went 70 be operated on at the Mood
Inf-Dary in Sumter last Wednesday.
The operation was successfully per
formed and Mr.. Baker expects 20 be
back home in few days.
The report OF desperate being a;
large ic this midst las. Saturday had
many people wil6-eyed. The negroes
from the country were very much exer-
cised, and Two men were afraid 20 go
home. SO they stayed up all night with
Mr.. Ton Tobias, the night watchman.
\ mule driven by Mr.. 5. W Evans
o! The Rrewington section took fright
las, Thursday from passing auton,o-
bile, and threw Mr.. Evans OCT upon The
hard ground and Jared aod bruised
him up considerably, but broke nothing
but bottle OF medicine Mr.. Evans had
in his pocket.
The :n~n authorities are getting
after ,ht who go through town :c
automobiles over the speed limit. II
the turning OF the street corners ac I
rapid pace were prohibited. 40, only by
automobiles but other cehic!eS As we'll.
/, would also add 70 the safety OF The
public.
The ladies' waiting room that has
been fitted up IN the court house. with
natro0 IN charge. IS q great ccnven-
iepce for ladies from out OF town who
are here for few hours shopping, and
especially for those who have sinai!
children with them. Al. are invited
and expected 70 avail themselves 81 the
opportunity for . period OF rest scd re-
taxation so often needed by shoppers.
The movement 70 have second to-
bscco warehouse has taken such shape
that it can be counted is sure thing.
.Abou, $500 has been subscribed a.
reedy--enoush 70 begin operations, and
j. more money is needed it can be oo--
sowed 20 complete it. The new ware
house is 70 give 70 the tobacco growers
better facilities for their product. No
oae expects 70 make any money on; OF
the warehouse itself. bu: the pco3: will
come 10 the general business OF the
town.
The coiored teachers, in their coua,y
association last Saturday. planned 70
have al old time spelling match here
Saturday March ll;h. SIS or so will
be given as prizes TO the tr. best
spoilers. Each school that sends in
S,OO aod more 10 the prize fund viii
be allowed 70 take par: sending TWO
representatives. Words vii, be Sc
lec,ed from part TWO. section one o:
the progressive spe!ie- uSed il the
public schools. Much interest is being
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