The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-13


idav December 10Th, at 80 O'Clock
a71c the benefit OF the school. Al; ao
ission fee OF Is and % cents vii oe
N It is said that the Liquor Special
inning between Wilson's Mill ant
80 luter is doing a thriving bushes:
fo,ese days, and that the shipments into
iSoiarendon's "dry territory" is very sat
> FACTORY TO the mail order houses II
uNe.ichmon6 and Jacksonville. at the same
me, the liquor deluge in this county
not very helpful for the community,
!, I'd il there could be some way devised
put q stop to these Interstate ship
0N.ents the county would be the better
+.
Thirteen high school girls gave a
slightful surprise party az the home
Mt Mr.. and Mrs. Lucius Harvin on Fri
cray evening. AS there were no boys
-aTited the girls called the party. The
Maid Party" Each girl car
:tied her own refreshments. Those pres.
uent we're: Misses. himmie johnson,
.ouiSe Higgins. Aileen Fladger, Fan
ie Lou Sauls, Ria Dinkins. Mary Nc
S .eod. Cora Wood, Mabel Todd, Rose
nd Celeste Erwin, Isabelle and Caro-
sradham and Annie Hirschmann.
About midnight on the night OF the
th, Mr.. John c.. Harvin who Eces near
yAlcolu had the misfortune TO Lose MS
,arn and stable by fire, his loss IS con-
iderable. amounting TO perhaps over
i200O with practically no insurance. nc
Fad 800 on one OF his mules. He lost
9is entire crop OF corn and forage.
-ogether with TWO mules and a,.norse,
.everal bales OF cotton. 3 QuaatltY OF
Iced cotton, cotton seed au6 other
foroperty. The origin of theSthre Is
Unknown, but the supposltlon IS that
.ats did the work.
Post Office Inspector A. ". Morgan
roth spent last FRIDAY in Manning in
specting the local postoa6ce, and in
sSructins the force in the postal savings
system. He is thorough inspector. at
the same time he is pleasant and ready
to give aid to the management. The
postal savings department was to; have
begun on the 10Th. inst, but subse-
ouentlv an order was issued by the
department poStponipg the opening
until January 10th. Those desiring
information with regard to this system
'can secure pamphlet from the poss
Office.
The government has given out; its
estimate of the cotton crop fer lell:and
the figures show crop of II, 4,Ss5,000
bales. The crop of South C;aroiinaS is
estimated at ,, 705. 900. This condition
coupled with the labor condition toe
prospect for highe: prices are some
what remote. 1t is almost Impossible
for cotton 70 bring a much higher
price because OF the quality that is ee-
ing marketed. and the longer the pro-
duct remains 10 the fields the more 1t
deteriorates in value. There are some
farmers VINO have despaired OF getting
the crop gathered, and are now turning
il under and planting oats.
The Atlautie Coast Line has put on a
sGood Roads Special which will arrive
in Manning January 10Th, 4:50 p. "a,
and remain here until noon the next
day. On this train is corps OF expert
road builders who will lecture on ROAD
building subjects. These gentle men are
TO be here under the direction OF the
United States Government, apd they
will give stereopticon views and
thorough instruction. Every body inter
ested in good roads should take adTan-
taee of this opportunity. 1t does not cost
Q penny to hear these lectures and we
think they are very helpful. Let there
be large turuout from all over the
The Manning Grocery has ia this is
sue an advertisement which will attract
the attention of the housekeepers for
their Christmas entertaining. 4 care
ful reading Of The good things to eat
will suggest many articles which will
aid the housekeeper in securing ingred-
tents 20 make up those nicles that are 3
delight FOR the table. and tickle the
palate. This concern make a study OF
their business and the needs OF the
home, and they are especially careful to
handle the best Of everything IN The
eating line. There is no grocery coz
cern in this section Of the state that car
ries a better lire of goods, and the SER
vice they give is prompt, polite and par
ticular.
One of the most damaging fires that
has occurred in this town 10 many years
happened last Thursday morning at the
fertilizer works of the Manning OH
Mil. The loss is estimated at $4,000:
but fortunately it is covered by lnsur-
ance. The building was a frame struc-
ture Two stories ana when the fire was
discovered it was coming out OF the sec
ond story at point where single
story connected, but it burned so rapid
ly that it was impossible to save much,
the tinberS were falling IN almost oy
the time help got TO the ire. aside from
the saving of a few sacks OF meal the
whole thing was destroyed. Jrst before
the FIRE was discovered freight train
passed and some think that spark from
the engine might have caused the hre,
but there is no proof OF this. There was
stored in this building large quantity
of cotton seed meal about 500 tons, be-
sides valuable machinery for the manu-
facture OF fertilizer The work of re-
building will begin at once, and 1t IS
hoped that the plant will be ready for
the spring fertilizer business. Mr.. G. r.
Sprott has already communicated with
the machinery concerns for the new
outfit, and after the holidays he expects
to push the work rapidly and get il the
With his we'll kuown fertilizers.
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