The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-04-12

There will be Il protracted meetln!
at the Methodist church, beginning
Monday evening, lasting ten days o.
TWO weeks. Rev. F. II. Shuier: tn,
pastor. will be assisted BY the Rev )
". Speake, OF Spartanburg. The pub
| lie is cordially invited and urged b,
| the pastor. to attend these services.
There has recently been party 0
prospectors in the Brewington section
examining the earth on the hill OF tn:
lake TO see the quality Of the Fuller:
earth said to be plentiful there. Thl
| is not the first time this soil has beer
examined, and it would not surprise u;
lii some day it will become OF value fol
manufacturing purposes.
On the night of the 2nd inst. the sir
house on the CoarGS place, near Sum
merton. was destroyed by fire. The
property belonged TO Mr.. y. S. Briggs
who informed US that he lost q lot Of
fertilizer, planting cotton seed OF tlne
quality. all of his machinery, besides
farming implements. The loss he thinks
will amount to about $4,000. Mr.. Briggs
is satisfied the fire was set.
W. y. Powers who formerly was EN-
ploved by Mr.. p. 8. Thorn OF kInSstree,
was arrested in Florida on the charge
of bigamy, having married I Young
woman in the Hebron section OF vii.
liamsburg county, and it is alleged
that he also has a wife and children
at Georgetown. He was taken to kings
tree by Sheriff Graham to be tried at
the next term OF court.
The colored farmers conference meets
here Saturday April 18th. AT the last
meeting OF the negro farmers a corn
club was organized and many success
ful farmers Joined. At the Saturday S
meeting plans will be laid to secure
premiums for those who produce the
largest quantity of corn to the acre at
least cost. 1t is expected that the
meeting will be largely attended.
The carnival has gone from here to
Darlington, and so far as we are con-
cerned. let Joy 60 with il. However,
we can truthfully say that the Metro
politan Carnival Company which show
ed here last week was about the cleanest
that has ever visited this town. There
were no gambling joints, no vulgar en-
hibitions. and no indecencles so Tar as
we could learn. It was a carnival
though. and these kind OF shows have
had their day.
There was gentleman in Manning
last Friday representing the Western
Union Telegraph Company who told US
that while in St. Louis recently he met
a young man in that city holding the I'M
portant position OF Chief Air Brake In
spector for the Southern Railway. with
headquarters at St. Louis, who IS
native of Manning. His name IS Allen
Francis. He says this young man has
an elegant home and is prosperous and
receives a salary of $500 year.
OF late we have received requests to
change addresses without the parties
giving the address where the paper IS
going. We have often asked that when
ever a change OF address is desired to
state where the paper has been sent IN
order that we can comply with the re.
quest without delay. To Illustrate, II
The Times has been going to Jordan,
and it is desired to change TO Sumter
let the request say, change address
from Jordan to Sumter" This Will
insure immediate attention.
A colored boy ty the name of Isaac
who was subject to epllptlc
fits, went fishing lass Monday night II
Ok Swamp, back Of the J. D. Holiday
place, near Manning, and not return
ing home, his family became alarmed.
and MS brother-in-law, FJeff Cockerlli,
went to serch for him. He found tracks
in the swamp, following these, he came
pom log on which was bait can
and fishing line, pulling the line it
was discovered fastened. he continued
pulling and drew up the body OF the
boy, which evidently had fallen into
the water while he was in one OF his
fits. The coroner was notified and the
inquest rendered a VERDICT OF accidental
drownicg.
. We direct the attention OF The Times
readers 10 the advertisement OF A.
Abrams in this issue Read it, there
is something to ponder over. He tells
you what he proposes to do, and What
is expected of the trading public in
order to take advantage OF his offerings.
Abrams has arranged with The Times
to keep 10 close touch with the trading
public and from time 10 Line ne will,
through these columns, gi;e the people
"a hunch" on prices. Abrams has now
the largest and best stock he has ever
carried and ii there is anything in buy
ing and selling on close margin to DO
business he will give it thorough
try-oul. So read mis- advertisement and
then visit his store and examine his
goods
The ordinance adopted by council pro-
viding for the sanitary arrangements o.!
water closets has good purpose and fit
could be thoroughly carried ouS we be-
lieve it would be beneficial, but we have
grave doubts of it being made practic-
able. The trouble with carrying out
such laws is that there is no way 70 pre-
vent the purpose Of the ordinance being
defeated by the carelessness OF those
who use the closets, and unless the
screens are kept closed the expense en-
tailed to comply with the ordinance
would be useless. The requirement is
made at the suggestion Of the State
board of health and it has the approval
OF the local board also. The doctors
think that aies carry disease, and by
screening the closets will lessen the
chances Of typhoid fever. To require
the closets screened, and leave the
stables and hog pens 70 breed flies.
seems to US like trying to bail out a
well with a pitch fork.
Manning has citizen who is gifted
with prophecy, ana when he has visions
be lets his friends know so that when
the dream happens they are pre-
pared for the event. Our prophet is
Mr.. D. NJ. Lesesne. Within the recent
past he had vision which told him that
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