The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-04-24

:; Mr.. Thomas N. Kennedy and Miss
Alma Frasier. OF this town. left this
morning for Sumter where they are to
be married, and then shey Will leave
on the evening train for Charleston.
Mr. Kennedy is il business at Sardinia:
and Miss Frasier is a granddaughter
OF Mrs. Il. L. Setter OF this town, and
is q young lady highly esteemed by her
| acqualntances.
The large department store OF J. Nc
Sween Company at TimmonsvlIie bad
a $4,000 fire last Sunday night. This
! is one of the largest mercantile eStao-
lishmenIs 10 eastern South Carolina,
and does q large business with the
Salem section OF this county. The
origin Of the fire is unknown, the blaze
was discovered by night watchman.
aud b. having q system OF wateTworks
the fire was pat out before the store
VIZ entirely ruined. The greatest dam
age was to the stock by water.
The game OF oall between the Man
ming ard the Sumter boys last Friday,
was so one sided that IL is Wit. some
difficulty TO understand how it al hap
pened Our boys had an idea they could
play bali. but they were so awed by the
skill of Sumter they forgot the game
entirely and became panic stricken:
however il will not always be so as
Manning will 60 to practicing and will
soon be on the JOB. Manning will rot
remain in the class that permits Sumter
TO come here and take i game with 4
score of % TO 3.
There is an effort being made to or
gauize q Socialist party in South Caro-
olina, and we haYe received q letter
from the organizer requesting that we
announce he will speak IN Manning
next Saturday on the street at 2::30 in
the afternoon. The organizers name IS
Quo f. Branstetter and he halls from
Oklahoma. He is the national organ
izer for the Socialist party. Mr.. Bran
stecter was in Manning 4 few weeks
ago but ne failed to secure an audience
he comes back with the hope he will
have better luck next Saturday.
There was L shooting at Alcolu last
Sunday afternoon, resulting in the kill
icg Of negro by the name OF John Gary
by Mr.. John Peter BarGeld The Jesti
mony AZ the inquest held by Coroner
I5aggett was 70 the effect that Gary was
2 stranger AZ Nicola having only come
there the day before, he went 10 a
house where Barfel2 was guarding q
small poN patient. He had some words
with Barheld charging with having
''piceed" at aim which charge Bariie!G
denied. then Gary began advancing on
him with his hand il his hip pocket.
BardeiG picked up; q pun and Shot Gary
IN the ankle. this did not stop him and
ne continued advancing wncreupon Bar
field fred again and Gary fel! dead. The
Jury rendered L verdict tfi;.I Gary came
TO his death by the hands OF Bariield
VINO acted in self defense. Hariieid came
10 Manning and gave himself up to The
sheriff and is now in jail.
There is an up-to-dateness about the
trading stamp nducement Dow being
used by :! few oi our merchants as vii!
be seen in the advertising columns in
tbs issue. All OF .he oig cities have
used the Green Trading Stamps FOR
their customers u 4 profit >il!rn"
method 10 attract trade and IL has
proven so popular that it has become 4
part 0: ihe mercantile expectations.
Read TIE advertisement: in THi: ZINES
and then wi.ea YOU 90 % t:le stores
which have scared this feature TO gi"c
away greea trading stamps get them,
save them and secure the splendid
premiums they cal for. These trading
stamps are good BOZ only in :he store
hr,-
sores in this au2 OIher tUwnS that have
entered into & conti;;c. with the concern
:;.4: has put THIS ica,;ire on. DO rot
fa! to >ecure these stamps they are
money 70 YOU, ard they are L coca in
vcS.mcnt. Read the big advertisement
ia this issue.