The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-10-02

| A very sad accident happened las
Wednesday at Smiths Mill in Sand!
IGrove. Mr.. Willie Thornhill was haul
ling logs, and in attempting to SING
long, the tongue OF the cart got ava.
from him and struck him IN the PACK
rendering him unconscious, and ene
last account Of him was that he IS IN
Iserious condition.
Mr.. T. F. Cofey has returned from
St. Louis. where he has been oa the
lstock market iu the interests OF Cotfey
& Rigby, and if you want to see pret
tv class OF real 6rst-class horses and
mules, 60 to Coffey & Rigby's Stables.
This firm boasts of handling the best
stock that can be sold on this market,
and a look over their recent arrivals
will be convincing.
When thieves get so bold that they
enter the court house and rob the Judge
then things are getting to a pass that
nothing is safe from them. Last Thurs
day Magistrate Bradhan, whose once
is in the court house, bad collected
some money from tenant and ne plac-
ed this. money, bills and silver, IN MS
desk snd then went out, when ne re,
turned he discovered that his desk nao
been tampered with, and or exam!na-
tiop he found the bills had been stolen,
the silver and gold watch remained IN
the desk. The amount OF money stolen
was $50. He has his suspicion as to VINO
the. thief is and may yet recover MS
money.
Died this morning at the home OF his
niece, Mrs. S. lseman, after brief ILL
ness, MIR. Mitchell Jacobs, aged about
Is wears. The burial will take place IN
Sumter Friday. The deceased came
| to Manning in 1856, and later went to
Australia in 1859. When the war be-
tween the States broke out be returned
and enlisted in the 21st regiment South
Carolina Volunteers, commanded oy
Col Graham OF Marion. After serving
throughout the war he returned to
Manning and engaged in the mercan-
/ tile business. he was brother OF the
late Mrs. Hanna Levi, was never mar.
ried, and was always highly esteemed
by a host OF friends. Mr.. Jacobs was a
man of likes and prejudlces, those he
liked he was their loyal friend and
those he disliked he avoided. He was
regarded man Of sterling Integrity,
and patriotic citizen.
Within the past few days there has
been some measurements taken OF the
town, with view We understand OF
putting in water works and an electric
light system to be owned by the munic-
ipal authorities. There is some advan-
tage perhaps in municipal ownership
OF public utilities, towns that own their
water works, and lighting system claim
they can operate them to the advantage
OF the patrons. this NAV or may not be
true, but the only way town situated
like this one is can do these things Is
by issuing bonds to pay for the plants,
and If there is movement on foot With
council to issue bonds it would, be we'll
to take the public into it's confidence
and show it where the advantage would
be to own their lights and water, where
the water is to come from and what
it will cost to bring the town up to this
point OF progress. Most people are
from Missouri, but once shown they
viii come across, therefore we should
like for our city fathers to give out
statement if they have an idea OF inter-
|esting the property owners.