The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-21

Manning tdlWery 10 |
Read the new ad of DR.. Arart in this
issue.
A we'll handled bluff often proves a.
valuable as the real thing.
DR.. Irby of Laurens has accepted a
position in Zeigler's drug store.
Mr.. Joseph Thomas has come hon
from Wake Forest college for the va
cation.
Mrs. T. E. Wilson, of Darling Ton, IS
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
S. Briggs.
Mrs. P. B. Thames is visiting her
daughter Mrs. P. n. Arrowsmlth IN
Lake City.
The Manning basket ball team was
defeated here last Friday by Summer
ton Is to II.
J. q. Lesesne, Esq, returned home
from q trip TO Tennessee snd Kentucky
last Thursday.
Mrs. Everett Alexander, of Oswego.
Sumter county, is on a visit to her
friend, Mrs Minnie L. Barnett.
The play ssMr. Boo'' that was an
nounced to be bad in the auditorium at
Paxville on the 23rd., will be the 30th.
The Methodist Bible class picnic at
Martins Lake last Thursday was a
hugh success, they didn't even have
grape juice.
No one will ever charge Summerton
with being q one-horse town when they
see the number of sales stables that
town is supporting.
There will be services in the Baptist
/, church next Sunday morning and night
by DR.. ). 81 Boldridge of Lancaster
Public cordially invited.
The Home Lake Fishing Club is
called to meet Friday afternoon. next,
at 6:l5 O'Clock. Every member is urged
to be present. W. C. Davis, Secretary.
In our last issue it was stated that
Capt. w. C.. Davis was in New York on
business, this was an error, he was 10
Columbia attending the supreme court.
Died 10 Charleston last Sunday night
after brief illness Mr.. Frank E. Tay.
lor aged about 10 years.. The deceased
was an uncle by marriage to the Bar
rons OF Manning.
There was large crowd of Woodmep
at Brewington last Thursday, and they
are still talking about the number OF
fish they ate, and the quantity OF
spring water consumed.
Ollie Flood who was severely shot
by Troy Browder and was taken TO the
Sumter hospital has recovered and IS
able to be out again. His assailants
will probably remain in Jail until Court
which will be soon.
When the morning papers arrived
yesterday announcing from Wishing
ton, the news of the post masters resig-
nation it seemed to give q certain ele-
nent much delight. Many Others. how
ever, felt differently.
In q recent election in the town OF
Black Mountain, Mr.. J. Ingram Brad
ham was chosen one OF the members OF
the council, leading the ticket, which
SPEAKS we'll for the Manning boy, in
the North Carolina summer resort.
A fire broke out in Pirewood Monday
night, burning the drug store conduct
ed by Mr. Leslie Brunson, and the fur
niture next door and adjoining. We
have not been able to ascertain the
amount of insurance or the damage.
The school girls, or rather we should
say, young ladies are in high glee now
over their new dresses they are to put
on exhibition at the commencement eX
ercises. The simple white lawn has
been replaced for the more expensive
material.
There will be new business concern
to take the store which will be releas
ed soon by the 5 and 10 cents store
The Young man who viii open up this
business has had much experience in
the dry goods and clothing lines, ano
he has many friends who Will wish
him well.
Special attention is directed to the
new advertisement of Dr.. J. E. Arant':
Drug Store in this issue. To get results
from advertising the reader as we'll a.
the advertiser should keep In touct
with what is advertised. DR.. Aran
makes it a special inducement TO bu,
from his drug store
This morning Tom Briggs, colored
living on Mrs Meningitis place, abou
two miles east of Manning, reported IL
Manning that a negro went to his hous'
claiming he was Henry Austin, tht
Hampton despe, ado Mr.. r. F. DuBos'
volunteered and went after him, anc
about 2 o'clock bad the suspect LODGED
in Jail. If this man is not Austin, yer.
likely be is wanted somewhere.
Mr.. S. L. Higgins has demonstrated
that trucking will pay even here OF
the main line of railroad. He wen
into the irish potato culture, and ha
so far marketed ten barrels at higl
prices. He will make over $50 bushel
to the acre. There is plenty Of land il
this vicinity which will yield NOR
than the lands around the seacoas
with much less fertilizer. Vegetable
and tobacco can be made more profit