The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-01-10

And some people were planning 70
begin garden work.
The washerwomen had troubles OF
their own last week.
Things will probably warm up in
Columbia pretty soon.
Manning had light fall OF snow last
Saturday, just 20 be in style
PRAYER meeting Thursday night at
at 7:30. al the Presbyterian nanse.
The town clerk is collecting licenses
in the supervisors Office. The time eX-
pires January 10.
Cold winds. freezing atmosphere and
all.dav rains make heavy drafts on the;
wooG-pile and coal Din.
We predict that the next judge to-
preside over. the conrt 10 Clarendon
will be Geo. 4. Bates Of Barnwelt.
We had more kinds ofroush d weather
during the past week than II the same
length of time for good many years.
CITY couacil met last Monday and ap-
pointed I. I. Appelt supervisor OF, reg-
istration for the coming election ln
April.
Died in Sumter last Thursday, Mrs.
Rebecca Moses Mikeli. the last child OF
the late Chief Justice Franklin J. Moses.
aged Il years.
The F. \. Wilson In surance Agency
held It's annual meeting last Friday,
elected its new officers and declared q
handsome dividend.
Rev. A. +. Woodson returned Mon
day morning after spending week 10
preaching at Urion Presbyterian
church 10 Williamsburg county.
The amount OF cotton glnned up 70
January lst.. according 10 the Natlona!
Ginrers Association is l4,3Il, 900 bales,
of this South Carolina shows l,o02,0O0.
The officers of the town OF Paxviile
recently elected are: Mayor G. Il. Cur
It's: Aldermen J. W. Minis. E. N.
Bradham, J. n. Hicks and DR.. Thomas
W. Gurter.
The continuous rain last Monday
amounted 70 fraction over II inches.
No wonder. il looked Tuesday morning
as if the ocean had been moved up 10
OK Swamp.
The inciemens weather Of the past
week was hard 90 the rural mali car
riers, and yesterday they could not
make their rounds at all on account OF
the high water.
Invitations are out :or the coming
marriage OF Andrew j. McElfeen, Tor
merly of Manning and Miss Lula
Babenicht OF Columbia TO take place
Wednesday l7th.
Miss Flossie Kitchens came from
Troy. Alabama, last Thursday night
and jo!ued her sister. Miss Frances
Hitchens, and the TWO left Saturday for
their home al Poconoke, Maryland.
The high water in Ok swamp over
flowed the whole length Of the cause
way near Manning Yesterday, COM
pletely cutting off communication be-
tween town and country in that dlrec-
ton.
There came near being 4 fire n Man
niDg last Sunday night in the home OF
MIR. A. Abrams \ hanging lamp frjl
while the young men who were staying
in the house were out. and their timely
arrival saved the house from being oe-
stroyed. MIR. Abrams and family are IL
p: :5:aa s1ii:u55::aa on a visit.
Prof. W. K. Tate. OF Columbia, will
spend the last week in January IN COM
pany with County Superintendent OF
Education Browne. visiting schools and
at night giving illustrated lectures OF
various features OF school work. he
will be present at the Countr Teachers
Association which will meet IL the
graded school building here on Satpr-
day. January 9th. 4 full attendance
Of The association is desired or that oc-
casion. All white teachers in the
county are urged TO attend the meeting
on that day.
One day last week While the roa 5
we're s0b5ed with water veritaoie
ouagmire. lIr. Hugh Creecy rural!
route carrier was attracted by :. hat IN
the miacle OF the road. He stopped 10
investigate and as be lifted the hat
there was man beneath it. Creecr
asked him what he was doing laere.
and the fellow solG hun thai his orSe
and buggy was down there also. Cte@cy
told him that ne @oulG report the mat
ter 10 the commissioners and have
them TO send the cha.ingang 10 dig up
his horse and buggy. This is what