The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-12-03

Read the auction sale ad. in this is
sue.
Mr.. W. NJ. Turner is in town for 3
few davs.
Mr.. c. r. Harvin spent several days
in Oraugeburg last week.
Quite a large number attended the
sheriff's sales in Manping last Monday.
Mr.. Arthur Cutter with jolly
crowd is in Santee Swamp this week
Mr. Peter Keeis, prominent mer-
chant OF Greelyville, spent Sunday in
Manning.
Read Risby's big advertisement,
compare the prices, and then inspect
his offerings.
The Missionary Society of the Meth
odist church will meet at 4 O'Clock Fri
day afternoon.
W. H. Andrews, after a hotly con-
tested election, was elected mayor OF
Georgetown yesterday.
Mrs. ) E. Barrett and children spent
few DAYS of last week near Jordan
with ber mother who has been quite
~, but is better now.
The town tax books closed last Mon
day with the usual number Of delin
quents to have to pay the penalty.
Secretary Of Agriculture Houston has
appointed James Henry Rice. Jr., OF
Summerville, game warden for South
Carolina.
Mr.. S. J. Clark has purchased the
home occupied by Mr.. A. J. White and
owned by MIR. c. W. Brown of PaLola,
and will soon move into 1t.
The ladies of Pioe Grove church st
Turbeviile will give bazaar next
Friday night TO raise funds for the
purchase of a lighting plant for the
church.
Capt. r. B. Lyons has retired from
the hotel business, and bought the
home of Mrs. Lucille Flsdger, WHERE
he and Mrs. Lyons will reside in the
future.
The family OF Mr.. P. B. Thames has
moved TO Davis Station where they will
conduct a boarding house, and their
daughter Miss Gladv. will take 4 po-
sition in the post Office.
Do your Christmas shopping early.
those who get here early will get the
advantage of the splendid selections
made by our merchants specially for
the holiday trade.
Coffey and Rieby received splendid
lot of horses and mules last Monday
This coucern has handled several car
loads this season, and the demand rpon
them for first class stock continues.
The colored farmers conference and
teachers association convenes in Man-
ming Saturday next in the colored
graded school. Every progressive
farmer and teacher is expected to at
tend
The patrons Of the Big Branch
School will serve bar rbecue and oysters
at the home of Mr. W. T. Touchberry.
Friday night Dec. 5th, given for the
benefit of the school. Public cordially
invited.
A meeting of the Civic League will
be held at the court house Friday
December 5th, at O'Clock. At this
meetiog officers will be elected for the
ensuing year and good attendance is
%desired.
President Wilson's message which
he read TO the congress Yesterday will
20 down in history as a clear, concise
and forcefut state paper. There IS not
q surplus word in it, it is brief and
bristling with craftsmanship.
John T. Duncan of Columbia who
has been candidate for the United
States senate and for governor has ap-
piled to the supreme court to reinstate
him as a member of the Bar from
which he was disbarred couple OF
years ago.
Congress entered upuu its regular
- session last Monday after the longest
Special session in its history. The reg
ular session promises to be another
record breaker. The estimates for
the government amounts to over a
billion dollars.
The following is the honor roll of
:, the Line School: First grade. Maggie
White. Rachael Lowder and lola Nc.
Call. Third grade, Charity Ridyeway,
and Iona White. Sixth grade. Edith
Ridgeway and Orphia Lowder. Miss
Theresa Wise, teacher.
The town tax collection amounted to
over $4,000 with more to be collected,
which will put the affairs OF the towu
In splenhid condition, paying of the
past indebc-dnsss and Leave Il surplu..
THIS is Il sp en0i. sh"wiuy for he
authorities, as they took charge of the
town when it vas about 5000 in debt