The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-04

/ Our advertising space this week ha
prevented us from writing as much edi
tor,al matter as we usually have.
( Died at Silver last Thursday night
Annie Virgins, the eighteen month
old daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. H. Cain.
! Rev. g.. z. williams, pastor of tb,
Baptist church. left Monday for Abbe
Vile, to attend the State Baptist Con
vention.
! The beautiful home OF Mr. Davit
Levi is nearing completion, and it i
one OF the most attractive buildings il
the State.
Up-to-dzte Manning has proven to b,
one OF the best cotton markets IN ch,
State as well as one of the best tradin.
places in the State.
Married by Rev. q. z. Williams las1
Wednesday evening, at the home of the
brides parents, MIR. Charlie Rawlinsol
and Miss Aline Weatherford.
All OF the stores in Manning are pre-
pairing for big holiday trade, and the,
have arranged their stocks to make trad
inR easy for those who have the mon.
Kings tobacco warehouse at Lake
City, together with two prizeries, were
destroyed by FIRE early Monday morn.
ing. The loss IS about eight thousand
dollars.
The supreme court has not handed
down its final decision in the Tillmau
case, but allows the mother to retaic
the custody OF the children for the
present
Read Rigby's big sale advertisement,
IN this issue. He Is Offering such in
ducemeuss to the trading public That j,
is money we'll invested to take adven-
tage Of his sale.
Mrs. John W. Clark Of Davis Station,
died At the home of her daughter, Mrs,
W. c. King, 312 West Liberty street
Sumter, last Saturday afternoon after
an illness OF twelve weeks.
Governor Blease is in Richmond at
tending the conference OF Governors,
and he with his wife have been invited
TO take luncheon with President Taft
at the White House in Washington.
The teachers of colored schools in
Clarendon will meet here next Satur-
day for the purpose of re-organizing
the colored teachers association. The
meetings of this association last session
were largely attended and was of much
interest. The meeting Saturday will
be held in the colored graded school.
One Of the biggest trading days had
IN Manning this season was last Satur-
day, attracted here by the big sale put
on by J. 81. Rigby. His store was crowd
ed from early in the morning until late
in the night, and his force Of clerks were
kept busy delivering the bargains Rig
by was Offering. Get ready for next
Saturday il bargains is what is wanted.
Mr. Joseph NJ. Thomas, untsil recent
~ q member OF the leweIry firm OF
Stephan Thomas & Brother, jewellers.
10 charleston mysteriously dis appeared
from his home in Charleston Ia St Satur-
day. and it is thought he COMM tilted sui
eide. His overcoat and hat were found
on the boulevard, but search of the river
and the surroundings failed to fnd the
body.
On the Lesesne, Hodge place about
five miles from Manning on las t Sasur-
day night, there was cuttins, scrape
in which young Frank Drigg ers was
severely cut in four places by a negro
by the name Of Mood Brnnson. The al
tercation between them was SC sudden
that the cause cannoo be asce ,rcained,
but Brunson has taken the br I'd route
to parts unknown. he will co me back
however as the sheriff has lzoack of
bringing back home those who get
away after committing esinse.