The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-26
Lyceum Friday night.

Lyceum Friday night.
Everybody turn out to the lyceum
Friday night.
Capt: T. E. Fisher, of Charleston. is
in Manning visiting the family OF Mr.,
a. H Breedin.
Mrs. E. J. Maner, OF Spartanburg, IS
in Manning visiting her son-ln-law,
Prof. ). C. Daniel.
The postal authorities have forbidden
postm asters from using their official
signatures to recommendations.
The chaingang WAS put on the court
house green Monday-and in shorttlme
the convicts had it cleaned up.
The invitatlons will not be issued
until after the school closes, those who
are expecting them must e-patlent.
Charleston's ball players have won
out of Il games, which is doing tine Tor
them. Manning had a team once when
came mighty near winning 8 out OF o0
games.
Capt. I. l. Bagnal, OF this town. and
Miss Julia Clayton, Of Florence, are 10
be married at Florence this afternoon
at six O'Clock.
Mr.. r. Jenkinson will go North to
buy the stock for his store as soon as the
building is completed. He Will open up
in one OF the stores now being built for
the Brown estate.
Clarendon lodge OF Knights of Pythias
had large attendance last night to see
the rank of Esquire conferred. There
was g number present OF the newly
made knights from PaXville.
We want good live correspondent at
Summerton A town that has as many
active people in itas Summerton should
not remain without some one to keep
the county paper telling the news from
that section.
We note there is q movement in
number of towns in the State to drive
the hogs out. How about the move
ment striking Manning? If the hogs
were driven out of this town, would the
population be decreased much:
The Summerton Knights of Pytnias
with the whole OF that section as their
quests had a Jolly time at Scott's lake
picnicing last Friday. The stores and
the school at Summerlon closed up for
the occasion. and everybody went and
had good time.
The boiy Of Mr. Grass, OF ofCharleston.
was brought to Manning last Sunday
morning and taken to Jordan for inter
nenr IN the Joseph J. Mltchum family
burying ground. The deceased vas a
sop-in-law OF Mr.. Mitchum, the husband
of the former Mrs. Gardner.
TWAS indeed commendable act on
the part OF the colored people the way
they gave their labor for the new school
building. The brick masons built the
pillars. the painters re-glazed the win
dows. and the carpenters are to DO what
is necessary TO put the house IN first
class condition.
Miss Curtyse Latham, who has been
teaching school in the Sammy Swamp
section, has finished her work for this
session and returned TO her home al
Sharon, S. G.. Miss Lathan's work mas
been very satisfactory TO the patrons,
and several of them express the nope
they will be able 70 get her back Tor the
next term.
The Baptist congregation is soon to
loose the services of Rev. L. =. Cooper
who has rendered his resignation 20 60
back to evangeliscic work, in which he
thinks he is especially fitted. Nhen
the news got out last Sunday that Mr..
Cooper had resigned there were many
expressions Of regret. Mr.. cooper Is
highly esteemed in Manning. and the
people would rather he stay With them.
The Confederate monument PROPOSE
ton in this county has assumed proper
tlons which lends confidence 70 the
scheme, and we believe before the year
is ended the necessary funds will De IN
hand TO have this memorial shaft erect
ed and pointing heavenward the mars
Of love and fealty of the descenoeuts OF
the men who dared TO suffer for thelt
convictions.
The Pinewood authorities have been
troubled OF late with guard house
escapes, but the offenders have nae
their last getaway, as the council, It Is
said has purchased two steel traps te
hold those who are regarded likely tt
try TO get away. When the kind O.
detention agencies become known <
the law breakers, very few arrests vii:
oe made as the law breakers will steal