The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-09-18

Hon. Thomas G. Mcleod of Bishop
vile was in Manning attending cour
this week. Mr.. Mcleod has often beer
spoken of within the past severa
mouths as fine compromise candidat,
for governor, and had he thawed ou
| his feet in time we beiie7e he would
have stood show for the prize, but like
another man we know he had thu
yearning but did not have the nerve tt
Withstand the leers of the "has-beens.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's
Home Mission Society of the Methodist
church will be held Friday, Goth, a,
5 o'clock. Cuba is the topic for our
discussion. The members of the society
are urged to attend. We need each
other at these meetings for mutual ben.
eft. Help at this meeting ladies, tc
raise four dollars for the training of 8
Sonth Carolina girl for the Office OF
Deaconess. This is the amount re.
quired from the Manning auxiliary.
Mrs. S. NJ. Sprott, president, Mrs. G.
NJ. Smith, secretary.
We are aware there is an element iu
this coun1y who think Clarendon should
have rural police system, and it night
be well for such to give their views
through this newspaper There will be
two new men in the lower house from
this county who we have no doubt would
like to have an idea of what the people
think on this subject, and if it can be
made known what their views are it
hal Ii, thn pnnnaSnp 20 i,-ac IN r.
ing conclusion. The views of the peo-
pie have powerful influence on those
chosen to represent them, and we think
it right for the people to make known
what they would have their public
servants to do.
Died in Manning last Wednesday
Theodore Harvin the oldest colored
citizen of this town being about IS years
of age. The deceased was highly
thought Of by the white people, and in
former days long after the government
got into their control, Theodore Harvin
was retained as member of the town
council. He was a carpenter by trade,
and all over the town are the monu-
ments of his toll. He was a negro of
the old school which is rapidly passing
away. If the younger generation of
his race would cultivate the manners
and character of Theodore Harvin they
and the country would be better off
financially and morally.
The friends OF Mr.. Thomas Snyder
will doubtless be surprised to hear of
his marriage which IS to take place at
Wadesboro, N. c., this afternoon. He
will be married TO Miss Dora DeBerry,
a very charming young lady of the Lake
City section. Miss DeBerrv taught
school the past year in the Foreston
section where she greatly endeared her
self to the people of that comm.nity.
She has for some time past been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. W. T. Mills in
Wadesboro. The groom is well known
young farmer living near Manning. The
friends of each of the contracting par
ties extend congratulations and wish
them abundant success.
The Willie Bethune ease has agaln
been stayed by the supreme court. Be-
thune was convicted several times for
the murder of Mr.. c. B. Minis, but each
time his LAWYERS have succeeded in Sc
curing delay of the execution of the
sentence. On yesterday Clerk of Court
Barron received telegram from Co
lumbia that another stay has been
granted and therefore Bethune will not
be sentenced at this term 1t is our
opinion the case will finally go to the
supreme court of the United States pro-
vided the friends Of the convicted crea-
ture can keep the money supply up-as
long rs the purse holds out SO long will
Bethune's lawyers keep him from pay
Ing the penalty for his crime.