The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-25

The college kids are taking the town.
No. "A size stocking was the favorite
number last night.
Shaw & McCollum Mercantile Comp
any are advertising cost sale in this
issue.
Mr.. Ruthven Piowdsn won the horse
and buggy given By ZeiRler's Phar-
macy.
The man who got the four roses must
be q prospective candidate for the
shrine.
Tom Jones arrived from Jacksonville
last evening to spend the holidays
Santa Claus.
Notwithstanding the very inclemens
uesther last Monday the town was full
OF Christmas shoppers.
J; Miss Lulie Harvin OF Columbia is
spending tho holidays with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E Harvin.
There was quite 40 exodus of teach
ers from Manning last Saturday going
70 their homes for the holidays.
Il Is said that the Northwestern rail-
road has s;ae-tracked all freights for
Summerton except the shipments from
jacksonville.
Oh! what difference in the morn
ing. The sound Of ice water Jineing in
the pitcher Is sweeter than the music
OF mandolin.
Remember that the box rents are due
at the post Office. and it will aid the Of
6ce force to have these rents paid early
50 the reports can be promptly made to
the department.
A nics room cottage with good size
lot convenient to graded school and any
OF the churches. house in first class con.
6ition, will be sold right now at bar
gain. Apply to Joseph Sprots.
See MIR. Woodson's advertisement in
another column OF furniture, stoves, and
other household goods. He Is selling
out remarkably cheap, preparatory to
moving to Atlanta the first Of the New
Year.
Cards have been received announc-
ing the coming marriage Of Dr.. Wal.
ter Msyberry Lee, and Miss Lals Alice
Sublett, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. r
A. Snblett, in the First Baptist church
at Dee-un, Ga, Thursday afternoon,
18th, 1912.
The Times editor dofYs his hat to
MIR. C. T. Ridgewsy Of Foreston toc .
nice gobbier as Christmas present.
Mr.. Ridgeway is man after the edi.
tors own heart, and here's that both
OF as will be here next Christmas TO
give and receive the same.
Il TIE Tines editor is goosy this
week it can be attributed to mammoth
goose he received from q friend for 3
Christmas present. The bird weighed
twenty-six pounds net, and was packed
in the box with excellent condiments to
bring cheer for the yuleside.
:, There WAS killing scrap at Rimini
Saturday night the 14th. Two negroes
got into q rucus, one Of them Johnny
James struck Jimmie James over the
head with bottle, and Jimmie went
70 work with his knife and cut his
assailant to death. The slayer gave
himself up to the sheris and is now in
Jail.
At our request The Times was fur
nished With the sermon in this issue
by Rev. 81. Z. Williams, pastor Of the
Manning Baptist church. "a lieu OF ;
Christmas editorial We urged him to
write for Us. We fee, sure that our read
ers will enjoy reading this sermon
much more than any editorial We can
write.
Governor Blease gave seventy nine
prisoners their freedom for Christmas
among the number was Gus Deas from
Clarendon convicted at the term OF
March 1898 Of arson and sentenced to
seventeen years in the penitentiary.
He was psroled during good behavior.
In this case there was q petition and
among the signers was the prosecutor,
the late W. S. Harviu.
We dC0 CU0SSoSG4y OS&Ik ooAO9 ~ e1S
Seabord is coming through Manning,
Of course, the authorities Of the rail.
road are not making their plans known
until they have completed them and
are ready to proceed. In 6 number OF
conversations had with gentlemen who
we believe are In 8 position to know
something OF the movements OF the
Sesboard people, We can give it as our
opinion that the road will pass through
this town on its way to Charleston.
Just when surveys will be begun We
cannot say but We believe that before
1913 is ended work will be commenced
to give Manning a competing system,
The Seabord is going to Charleston.
and it will have more than ope way Of
getting to that city; it will take in the
Georgetown aud Andrews route, and Il
will also take in the route over the
bridge at Ferguson, this latter route
may either come via Sumter OF Flor
enee or by Ascolu. Il Is coming, and SC
far IS Manning is concerned :: does moi
matter which way it comes from 80 Il
gives US an outlet which will compete
and at the 50 me time have several ways
Of reaching the ports.