The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-12-11

It ,s iiGil qualification that We an
aounce the condition of Mr.. r. q
Davis so far improved that he Is on the
road to recovery.
Try McCollum Bros. ! price sale on
Coat Suits. They are as cheap now as
they will be in January. McCollum
Bros, Sumter, S. c.
Mrs- l. r. Mcintosh Of Raem, in
Williamsburg county, is in Manning
| visiting with her children, her mother,
Mrs. Moultrie Bagual.
The civil service examination for the
rural route from Silver takes place in
Manning next Saturday, at the court
house a. 10 o'clock q. N.
Who vas the young man that pre-
sented Young lady With a bottle OF
Eoyt's German and then was amazed
at her not appreciating it?.
Clarendon's cotton is about the nor
NAL sixe this year. Last year it was
abnormal, but this year it is about what
what It has averaged for the past ten
years
People Who Know are going TO buy
Msiestic Range during our Demon
strarion Week. You would too il you
knew. Read our big add in this issue.
Summerton Hardware Co.
Rev. G. P. Watson. the new pastor
OF the Manping Methodist church, will
occupy his pulpit next Sunday, and we
have 20 doubt there will be large
congregation 70 greet him.
The ladies OF the Trinity Methodist
church will give an oyster supper at
Trinity school house on Tuesday night
December 17th, for the benefit OF the
church. The public is invited.
To be married Thursday afternoon,
10th inst. in the Baptist church at
Sulnmerton, Mr. Robert Z. Rutledge,
and Miss Mary Louise Scarborough, q
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. O. c. Scar
borough.
Read the bank statements in this is
sue and it will show remarkable con-
dition for Manning Notwithstanding the
crv Of hard times. All OF our banks are
making money, especially those that ad-
vertise in the county newspaper.
Hon. Harvey W. Mitchum was in
town yesterday and he tells US that be
| viii renew his efforts TO get the legisla-
ture to adopt his industrial school bill
which he introduced il the session OF
1911, but his new bill will be modified
and improved
The loan sharks have created quite
an exodus from Clarendon among the
| negroes who failed TO show up the Sc
curi,ies they never had, and on which
they borrowed money at the rate OF non-
calculabie per cent, or bought furniture
on the extortion plan.
Rev. +. q. Shuler and family left
Manning this morning, carrying with
, them the hearty good wishes Of an en-
tire community where they have been
living the pas, four years, and where
| they will be gladly welcomed whenever
! they should come back.
The Charleston fertilizer people are
| frequent visitors TO this town at this
time, what do they want? Usually they
are jolly lot. but of late they come
here With funeral faces, they must be
having q slow collecting experience.
Cheer up boys, it is slrlght.
Invitations are out for the wedding
reception given in honor of Hon. Ralph
| S. DeSchaups OF Pinewood, and his
bride, Miss English Adeline DeSchamps
OF Sumter, at the home of the briae's
brother, Mr.. English S. DeSchamps in
Sumter, next "Wednesday afternoon, at
$50 o'clock. THE TIMES editor appre-
ciaLes the honor OF being invited TO at
tend, and wishes for the couple long,
happy and prosperous life.