The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-05-03

The Sweetest Girl IN Dixie will b
presented at the school auditorium mex
Friday evening oy the Young people c
Pinewood. We are told these voup
folks give most excellent performanc
and being our own people Xho are u:
itiog us. we think they should have
full house 70 greet them. The play
in four acts. and is said 10 be a sp;eI
didly rendered drama.
The recertreouirement OF the govern
meuv relating to classification OF tn
mails, weighing. etc., which was men
toned in our last issue. is an enormou
amount CT additional labor, and yer
perplexipg: the patrons OF the othc
would appreciate the amount of labo
entailed If they understood it, and the.
would make it their business to hav'
their mail in the Office early.
Charlie Graham whose home is a
Pinewood is serving three year sen
tence in the penitentlary, convlctet
last Jnne in Sumter of the charge o
larceny Of q bicycle. The boy, we arr
to!G, was convicted upon circumstantla
evidence, and some think him no
guilty. Governor Blease has been asket
to grant the boy parole, and given
chance 10 make a man of himself. Ora
ham was p years old yesterday.
There will be picnic at the Morris
school house near Workman, Saturda.
18th, and the editor OF The TINES i
under obligations to the trustees for az
invitation TO be present but he will be
unable to go ca account of pressing
business which will keep him at home
on that day. The people of that sec
ton. when they have a picnic or any
other kind of a social gathering, 1t !:
something to miss when you are pre-
vented from attending.
One of the members of the Italiar
band that was here with the last carni
val company, is in jail in Bennettsville
for the murder OF fellow member Q
the band. The TWO Italians had a quar-
rel when one struck the other over the
head with tent stick, and brought or
conclusion of the brain from which he
died. The assailant fed but was cap
tured at Hamlet, taken to McColl where
the tragedy occurred. thence to Ben
nertsville where he was lodged in jai
20 be tried in the sessions court.
The itineransl liquor merchants Of thi:
town who use the store lots to vend thell
goods may as well make up their mind:
that it Will not be tolerated. The towr
authorities, SIS well as the county au
thorities are going to break up this
store lot distribution OF poison, ane
what is more, they are not going to de
pend upon hired detectives 10 bring the
violators 10 justice; there are plenty
Of men right in Manning who will pu
their stamp OF disapproval upoo tnese
petambulatirg whiskey veuders, ana
when they bring the parties 20 the al
tention of the authorities Il will mean
punishment.
The postal authorities are giving thel,
attention now TO the public roads anc
threaten TO discontinue rural routes l.
the local authorities do not have the
public roads in good conditioa: tbs
blocking of the roads with gates IS an
other source OF complaint on the par
CT The government 1t would not sur
prise US in the least for the mail routes
To be discontinued wherever those hav'
inc gates across the roads persist II
keeping them there. The matter ha:
reduced itself down 10 . question be-
tween keeping the gates across the
road or losing the convenience OF the
mail service The people interested
can take their choice.
The colored people are to ave ar
educational rally day or the 1lth, wher
the Odd Fellows with appropriate cere'
nouies will lay the corner stone fol
their new graded school building. L
NJ. \. Meyers The principal of toe
school has arouse much enthusiasm
among bis people to give their aid TO-
ward building up his school, and its
effect will be good for the entire com
rnnuity The negroes OF this county
u3der the guidance OF men OF the
stamp Of r. y. White. I. NJ. \. Meyer:
OF this. town, and several substantial
ones in the nearby country are making
gnod strides along educational line:
and good citizenship.
The usually peaceable Sown of Greedy
vile had its serenity disturbed last
Monday by ian alteration between two
prominent citizens. The report here !:
that Dir. NJ. D. DeLorme sold to Mr.. E
5. Rhodus lot iu the town of Greedy
vile with certain verbal conditions
that a dispute arose between them about
the conditions, when DeLorme called
Rhodus a liar. and Rhodus struck bin
DeLorme drew his pistol and shot
Rhodus several times but only one bal,
took effect, this one striking Rhodu:
near the groin. The wound is paln1u
but is not considered very serious. The
news of this trouble is a great surprise
to people here who know Rhodus, and
esteem him very highly Tor character
and peace.
A most deplorable shooting occurred
last Saturday afternoon at Davis Sta
ton, resulting in Cleye Ridgeway being
vigorously sho5 by his cousin, Juliu:
Ridgewav. Both are young men aoou
q years OF age. The injured man was
hit on the arm. and in the abdomen
Doctor Stukes reached the wounded
man ard administered to him, and later
Doctor Wilson called to see him. Juliu:
Ridgeway came 10 Manning Satur
CAV night and gave himself up to Sheriff
Gamble. The young man wilt have tc
remain in jail to await the result of the
wounds OF "Cleve." We are informed
the trouble between sLese two cousin:
originated some time back because
Julius refused TO take ''Cleve" to see {
young lady, and last Saturday they hap
pened to meet at the station" ho
words passed between them, Juliu:
walked Oft, Cleve following, and wher
he got within a few steps Julius sho
him with a % calibre pistol. We are
also told that the wounded man has re-
auested his people not to prosecute
Julius.
The annual exercises OF the Man
ming graded school for school closing
will begin with the commencement
address bv Dr.. II. n. Snyder of Wof