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

The colored citizens OF Manning will
have New Year dinner on the campus
OF the colored graded school while the
Emancipation crowd gathers. Proceeds
for the Improvement OF the school.
There is considerable agitation now
going on for the rural police system for
| this county, but little Investigation
convinceS US that nine agiCators out OF
ten are after the jobs. TDere is always
. ready response from an element look
ing tor easy money. and in our opinion,
the rural police job is easy money for
class of people who cannot earn one
fourth as much at labor. We are yet TO
be convinced that rural police away from
the mill Villages is not labor demor-
alizing institution. It is worse, II Is az
incubator for the breeding OF blackmail.
Brief authority entrusted to irresponsi-
Die men is dangerous-like other dan
gers that had better be avoided even il
il doing 80 an occasional escape from
Justice Is the result. The two races are
living iu harmony in this county, hence,
We canno. see the need for the estah-
lishment OF an irritant merely to give
employ ment 70 mau or men VINO ENJOY
chasing and harassing race OF people
who are often more sinned against than
they sin.
TIE TINES editor received 3 letter
from his friend s'Dee' Lesesne recently
with q request to publish. but as the
letter was misplaced be can only give
its purport. Mr.. Lesesne says that he
is still 10 the lana OF the living and be
had vision on the morning OF the 7th
about 2 o'clock which gave him the
crop result of 1913, and that he has re.
corded The pumter of bales thar are to
be made in book. BE reminds the edi-
tor OF predictions he made about elec-
tions. Notwithstanding the money and
the preachers elements were against
him. He also says there is q young man
iu Manning with consumption. that he
can cure, with the only consumption
cure in the world, this recipe was given
him by Inspiration, and he koows that
no doctor will ever have it until the
next generation. Mr.. Lesesne prides
himself on the accuracy OF his predic-
tious, and he is not at all selfish with
them, being always glad to give what
he sees in the dreams TO his friends,
often it is warning against impending
danger.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
ST. Peters Lodge No. 81. p. F. NJ, the
annual election of officers resulted as
follows: Edw. C. Horton, W. NJ; Leon
Weinberg, S. W.;G. N. Smith. J. W.;
81. H. Huggins, Treas; S. L. Huggins,
9. D.: c.. 8. Rieby, J. D.; E. S. McIn-
tosh, Tyler. This was an advancement
OF the warrant officers and retirement
OF F L. Wolfe, who had been W. NJ.
for the past three years. Au amend
ment to the bylaws Was ordered max
ing the fees for the degrees twenty
eight dollars instead of twenty-five dol
lars-6ve dollars of which would 60 TO
the Masonic Orphanage, and ten dollars
into q reserve fund in q savings bank.
The lodge is now very strong, with 1O4
members and q well appointed lodge
room After the adjournment of lodge
supper was served by the Dixie Cafe.
Sometime during the holidays public
installation OF officers apd banquet will
be given. The Master, MIR. Fred L.
Wolfe, received letter from the Grand
Master, Hon. George S. Mower. con-
gratulasipg ST Peters on the ameud-
ment TO the bylaws which provides for
the orphans.