The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-07-05

Tobacco has already been marketed III
Horny and in 4 short time the growers
of the yellow leaf" will be coming to
The TWO warehouses in Manning. II
hustle will induce the TOBACCO to come
to this market the management OF the
warehouses in Manning are gong to
put it to the real test.
Whether Manning gets another rail
road or not the people will continue
thinking it will not be always before
they will have the advantage OF compet-
ing transportation rates. and they will
continue hustllng in anticipation OF at
tracing the attention Of those who are
seeking an outlet for their investments.
c. E. Young OF this town: has been
elected manager OF the Cameron Iele-
phone Co., at Cameron, S. G., ano he
Goes TO take charge OF that plant Oh the
10th. Mr.. Young has had q long eNper-
ience with the Manning plant and will
we have no DOUBT be able to give the
people of Cameron as good service as
we get here.
MIR. J. 3. O'Neal Holloway, deputy
state organizer OF the Farmers Union,
arrived in Macning yesterday and went
to the home OF Mr. Allen McFaddln 10
confer with him, and arrange the de-
tails and dates for another visit by him
later. The time and places for the meet
ings of the Union viii be published 10
time to give the proper notice.
The fire alarm bell stirred the people
of this town last Saturday night the
cause being i tenant house belonging
70 3. A. johnson on Church street was
burned it is said the fire was the re-
suit of lamp explosion. Insurance
$500. The fire was out OF reach CT the
fire wells so the FIRE boys had TO resort
TO buckets to save building near by.
The tenant saved most OF her effects.
The DuRant boys from the Fork sec
ton had the nerve TO go TO Mayesv!lle
last Friday to play the boys OF that
town a game of base bail, and they
succeeded ia making the game very
base indeed. They got wiped up with
a score of Il to2. Were it not that 1t
might appear to be making the agony
of the DuRant boys worse. we might eN-
press some SORROW that they ever let
themselves get deceived into the idea
they couid play ball.
The electric storm last Friday did
much havoc in the Summerton section.
The following dispatch was sent from
Summerton: Three negroes. each at
different place. within a radius OF hve
miles Of Summerton, were killed oy
lightning this afternoon. 1t is reported
that fourth was also killed, but this
cannot be verified. Frasier Caldwell.
living east OF town, was killed W bile
asleep on his piazza. while Manning
Keels was killed in field while
ploughing. The name OF the third
party could not be learned.
There will be at the graded school
auditorium on the evening OF the 18TH.
inst. an entertainment for the benefit
of the Manning library. There will be
music. vocal and instrumental. read
ings and other forms of pleasure max
inc so as to raise some money for buy
ing books for the public library. The
tickets will be sold at the Dickson Drug
Co.'S store. This is a local affair un-
der the auspices OF the ladies or the
town, and being for such q cause We
have no doubt it will be encouraged by
liberal patronage.
We direct the attention Of our read
ers TO the advertisement 10 this issue OF
The Home Bank and Trust Company,
one of the new banks recently establish
ed in Manning. The head OF this instltu-
,ion. Charlton DuRant, Esq. is man
full! OF energy, and he puts vim into all
of his deings, therefore, if push will ac-
conollsh results he is determined TO
make his banking institution success.
The new home for this bank will soon
be completed and when it is, they will
have very attractive editice which will
be an ornament TO the town and credit
To the banks management.
Married at the Baptist parsonage by
Rev. L. 4. Cooper in Manning last Fri
day afternoon. DR.. W. P. Coan OF Spar
tanburg county, and Miss Sadie +. lis.
dale. daughter of Mr.. T. J. Tisdale OF
near Manning. The nuptials was to have
taken place some time later but the
groom had been sick and was going 10
take trip to the mountains to recuper-
ate, he therefore fastened the marriage
so that he could have his wife with him.
DR.. Coan is a prosperous physician IN
Spartanburg county, and Mrs. Coan IS
one OF Clarendon's choicest girls. Ihe
Doctor has done well in winning so noble
q woman for his bride.
The Seaboard railroad has offered .
proposition 10 Bishopville II the citizens
of that town will give them site and
right OF way for two miles. and similar
proposition is being considered by Sum
ter. This has the appearance of the
road making towards Charleston, aud j
look at the map will show that TO have
a directjine for that port the road must
come through Manning. 1t would be
we'll for the town council to get in COM
,nunication with the Seaboard authorl-
ties to urge them to come here, we be-
Iieve if the effort is made the concessions
required can~be secured here. Get busy
now while the project is warm.
Died suddenly in Manning last Sun
day, Mrs. Minnie N. Mckay, aged about
5S wears. The body was taken on the
evening train to St. Stephens, accom-
panied by ner pastor, Rev. F. II. Shuler,
+. L. Wolfe and c. J. Lesesne. The bur-
ia! took place Monday a. Suger Loaf
burial ground about ten miles from ST.
Stephens. The deceased moved TO Man
ming from Palmersville, Berkeley coun-