The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-11-26
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The Charleston Shriners have i'm
formed the Manning Shriners that the.
will 20 to Sumter in a special train to
morrow, arriving at Manning s:55 l,
the morning, and those who desire Il
ioin them from here can do so. The.
will return from Sumter after the
ceremonial session which will be abou
one o'clock Friday morning This vii
give the Manningites an opportunlt,
to get home without having to spent
the night in Sumter.
The Syrian colony at Summerton i
permanentlv located, is indicated b.
the fact that it has enough families II
iussify them 10 bull t. temple tr
worship in, and they are DOW erecting
a church, witb Father Ford OF Sumt"r
as Pastor, and Mr.. G. orse Joseph a.
Secretary. The syrian citizen is al
ACQUISITION to anv community, he is
neaceable. lawabiding, and Industrious
ne can always be depended upon u
have a part in the welfare OF his com
munity, and wherever enough OF then
assemble they dedicate a temple II
their God.
Married at ,he home Of the brides
uncle Mr. and Mrs. P. B Watley a,
North Aucus,s S G. last Thursday hv
Rev. B n War; Mr.. B. S F'emmino
Formerly of New Zion. now of Grnelv-
vile, and Miss Lucille Watley. a
daughter Of Nr and Mrs j G. Watley
The bride taught the Gamble school al
New Zion last year. and the groom IS
cashier Of the Bank OF Greelyville.
The couple spent Monday in Manning
and will make Greelyville their home.
Judge W. E. Flemming. Of New Zion.
q brother Of the groom and Mr.. Oscar
johnson Of New Zion, and Mr.. S. V.
Ta,lor of Greelvville were among the
guests at the wedding.
The land sale advertised in the
Times which took place last Saturday
at Trinity under the direction o. the
Penny Brothers of Greeushoro N c.
rssulted in bringing 6ne prices for tho
Emanuel place. Mr. Emanuel ha 200
and $40 acres cut up ipro parcels and
acre lots. one OF the lots brought $3.50
this lot was situated at the Trinity
cross roads. and the whole property
aggregated $4,000 The purchasers
were J. NJ Graham. r. f. Thompson
andJ A. Weinberg. The properly
including a considerable amount OF Bay
averaged about s65. per acre. The
house tract containing something over
80 acres sold for about $3.50. per acre.
One of the big law suits in the Sum.
ter court of Common Pleas last week
was the case Of Rev. J. NJ. leSchamps
against the Atlantic Coast Line for
$50. 900 damages for personal injuries.
MIR DeSchamps alleged that in Novem-
Der of last year while trying TO board
q train ut Denmark he was standing on
8 gang plank and the train struck the
plank throwing him to the ground
severely ipjuring him, and from the
Injury be will never fully recover. The
railroad denied that the gang plank on
which MIR. DeSchsmps claimed he was
standing was proper place to board
the train and if he was injured it was
not the fault OF the railroad, but due to
his own carelessness. The verdict OF
the jury was in favor Of the railroad
company.
Clarendon is likelv to have one OF its
citizens before the general assembly a.
a candidate for Insurance Commission
er. Mr.. Ellison Capers of Summer
ton has had the matter under advise
meus for sometime. and ii he decides
to enter the race he will prove q for
midable competitor 70 the present ln-
cuubept Mr.. Firz 81. McMaster. Mr..
Cap.rs is very capanle man, and b
has made study of insurance for the
past number of years if the legislature
selects him they will have.a man who
will devote his time 10 the Interests ct
the insured as we'll as being just to the
insurers. Mr. Capers has pot as yet
made any announcement OF his lntep-
tions, but we have some inside 'nfor
nation which makes US believe that he
will yield to the pressure OF his friends
who are urging him to permit his name
70 he presented to the general a.
senbly.
Deputy Sheriff N. D. Thames IN at
tempting to -xecute warrant sent to
the sheriff from Sumter county. charg-
inc a negro by the name OF Sam Davis
with diSpo-ing nf nropertH under mort
pase, had quite disspre.able rs we'll
as thriIliog experience On last Mon.
day night be located Davis at his home
on the Nelson place in the Fork, and
VIII q he made his business known.
Davis declined TO be arrested. Deputy
Thames caugh, hold of him, and there
was a scut1e, Davis got hold OF an axe:
and Mr.. Thames managed TO get hold
of part of the handle also. in trying
10 wrest It from Davis he was forced to
hit him in the head with it. whereup"n
he hr,ugh, the prisoner to terms. and
then brought him on 70 the Manning
Jail. Mr.. Thames sept for q doctor
who examined the mans wounded head
and recommended he be sent to the
Sumter authorities at once so they can
have him treated at the hospital. The
prisoner WAS sent to Sumter yesterday
morning.
The Better Babies Contes. is the
verv latest thing in haby show and 1t
is rapidly stamping out that most uu-
fair of contests. the baby brautV show,
1t consists of testing babies sor physical
and mental development, according n
standards set by PHYSICIANS who make
Specially of chi'dren'S di~eas S. Tue
>coriug is done precisely as at a liv-
stock show. for points, and q physical
defect counts against the child no mat
ter how lovely OF face it may be. Chill.
dren scoring the highest are awarded
pr,z.s and children failing to qualify
for prizes are given thorough exami-
uatiou, aud their parents are told no"
tn bring them up to the standard b,
means of diet, hygienic habits. simpl.
medical care. etc. The county Wi
have its first contest eu December y,
at Manning Graded School Building.
The organization 10 charge is the
School Improvement Association TO-
gether with the County Board OF Edu
cation. The ladies will nave the CO.
oneratjon Of the ybysicianS of the