The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-09-27

spotted aS 4 prOSpsctor Tor the SeaooafC
Railroad. which the people are daily
praying for There are some few on the
watch out for the road with the hope
they will have the chance to prey
We would ask our readers 10 go over
the advertisements in The TINES and
it will be of help to Us if they will men
cion TO the merchants where they read
their advertisements. There are some
men in the mercantile business who
think advertising does not pay. think
ing the people do not read. advertise
meptS.
The civil court was engaged from
Monday morning until yesterday after
noon with the case of J. w. Broadway
and Robert Stukes, against Rev. r. y
Sublett, for the recovery OF about >:
acres Of land. Davis and Weinberg fol
the Plaintiffs, Purcy and O'Bryan fol
the Defendant. Verdict for the Plain
titfs.
Sumter is to have fertilizer factory
Manning is just two years ahead OF Sum
ter. There has been successfully oper
ated in this town a fertilizer factor!
which turns out product second to none
in the State. The farmers are delight
ed with the fertilizer manufactured BY
the Manning oil mill. and there is more
and more demand for their goods.
Your attention is directed to the new
advertisement of The Shaw -McCollun
Mercantile Co, of Sumter. This con-
cern is well known to the people Of this
county, having done business in Sumter
for many years. and they have earned
BY their methods the confidence of the
trading public The Shaw-McCollun
Mercantile Co., carry an immense
assortment OF goods and they are ac-
commodating and attentive to thei,
trade. Read their advertisement IN
this issue.
We are informed that Governor
Blease while in this county last week
said to some parties that II was his IN.
tention to grant pardon to a former
citizen of this county who has been in
the penitentiary for Is years. The only
person from this county who has been in
that institution for such a length OF time
is Jud Chewing. There has been got
ten up very strong petition in his be-
half. many signing it feeling that his
punishment has been sufficient.
The county superintendent Of educa-
tion extends cordial invitation to all
trustees and teachers in the county to
the convention here next Saturday
September 30th. No set speeches have
been booked for the occasion. Quite a
number OF interesting questions have
been prepared for discussion, and many
more will be expected from those pres
ent, and from the Querry box. Two
sessions are contemplated, 1880 q, m.
to O'Clock p. %. and at 2:30 again.
The superintendent kindly requests all
those who hare consented to entertain,
to be present about one O'Clock and
meet the guests that may be assigned
them. The sessions are open to the
public.
Here they are again with bran new
attractive advertisement for the bene-
fit of THE TINES readers, many OF
whom are friends of The D. J. Chan
dler Company and are always interest,"
ed in the goods they offer to the trad
ing public. The reason this most en-
cellent business house advertises is
not because they do not think the
people have forgotten but as business
principle they keep their business be-
fore the public-a business not worth
advertising is not worth brushing the
cobwebs which necessarily accumulate
forshe lack of trade-cash trade we
mean but The Chandler Clothing Co.,
always cater to those who know values,
and they are. ever prepared to prove
they are competition defyers. And the
beauty of a business house like the
Chambers is that they realize they
have u reputation to sustain. reputa-
tion made after the many gears OF deal
ings with an exacting public. Read
their advertisement.
Tracy w. McCollum. H. Warren Nc
Collum and Eugene McCollum, three
former Summerton boys. have recently
opened up swell dry goods, ready-to-
wear and millinery store in Sumter; il
is one Of the biggest stores 10 that town,
and these popular young men who are
establishing this business will succeed
there is no doubt. They carry & mag
ni6cent line of ladies' ready-to-wear
goods and their millinery department is
first class in every particular. A lady
can 90 to McCollun Brothers and get
fitted out from head to foot with wear Of
the incest material cheaper than she can
have them made up, their ladies' under
garment department. is worth visit tc
see. These young men also carry mems
clothing, shoes and gents furnishings,
their store is divided, the mems goods
on one side, and the ladies' on the other
with the millinery with several MILL
ners up stairs. The people Of this coun
ty who trade in Sumter should call or
the McCollum boys when they next Wis
it Sumter.
Big Picnic.
The Redmen of Seloc, had great day
last Thursday, there was large attend
ance estimated at bout 600, some wen