The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-09-10

TO keep this name he must sell cheap.
lKatzoff has filed his store from front
TO back, aud he is not the man TO sit
Idly by for the other fellow to do the
business. He is in the game and be
will play it to the limit.
In some previous issue we mentioned
that a Miss Rose was one OF the young
ladies from this county TO win WIN
throp scholarship. this was the in1orma-
ton furnished us. but it was an error,
| Instead of Miss Rose, of Sardinia. it was
Miss Vernon Ross, Of Summerton. a
graduate of the Summereon graded
school.
The ladies of Pine Grove Methodist
church at Turbeville will nave social
st the hall of the Woodmen, on Friday
night, 18th inst. The proceeds are for
the benefit of the church. There will
be plenty of refreshments. including
oysters and barbecue. The public is
| invited to attend and patronize this
good cause.
Among the-visi tors to Manning last
Thursday was Mr.. J. L. Sims, OF Or
angebrrg, who is among the most high
" esteemed newspaper ner ir TT e
State, and who will soon be made the
United States Marshall for the District
of South Carolina. by appointment from
President Wilson. on the recommends
tion of Senator Tillman.
The house robbers who are giving
the people here considerable annoyance
continue on with their devilish work.
and may yet cause some good citizen 10
fill them with shot, On last Monday
night the house of John S. Boyd, a col.
ored store keeper, who lives near the Oil
mill, was entered and Boyd was robbed
of S47 in cash.
The United States Senate passed the
tariff bill yesterday with a majority
of seven. The TWO senators from Louis.
ianua voted against the bill, while Sen
ator La Toilette. Republican. and Sen
a,or Poipdexter. Progressive, voted
for it The bill with the amendments
will 90 back to the lower house for the
senate amendments to be acted upon.
According to The States Washington
correspondent. CoueressE:n Whaley S
private secretary. Mr.. John F. Lanni-
gan. of Charleston. is double for Con-
gresham Murdock, the Bull Moose
leader in congress. The writer has met
Mr.. Murdock and found him a very en-
tertaiuing gentleman, and ii the con-
gresham for this district has succeed
ed in securing the services OF as pleasant
a man for his secretary he is fortunate
The live merchants who are catering
for the general trade are wanting the
public to know that their fall and win
ter stocks are in and ready TO he shown.
A glance over this newspaper will ee
coavincing that the advertisers are go
ing after the business by getting in as
close touch as they can with the trading
public. Read the advertisements IN this
issue, and you will CLEAN much valuable
information. The TINES IS gooo d.
rectory to show where to buy.
In this issue The D. J. Chandler
Clothing Company, OF Sumter, has a
half page advertisement to inform their
trade in this county of The arrival OF fall
and winter goods. There is no eStab-
| lisbmept in this section OF South Caro-
lima more alive To the wants of IT'S pat
rons than the D J. Chandler Clothing
COMPANY. and the fact OF its long estab-
lishment is an assurance OF meeting
with the approval of an exacting trad
| ing public. Read the advertisement.
Krasnoff recently returned from the
markets where he went to buv for the
New Idea Company, he is going
after the trade with sleeves rolled up.
He means business with a big b, as his
page advertisement indicates. Il d
bis hig ad and then come prepared 10
inspect his mammoth stock of goods
When live merchant goes TO the eX
pense Of putting on a special sale in the
face of fierce competition the trading
public usually gets the benefit OF re-
duced prices. so take advantage OF the
offerings.
One of the best results from the to-
bacco growing that we have learned OF
this season was Obtained by Mr.. NJ. W.
PLAYER of Tur beville. He and his sons
planted seven acres, aud they realized
| from it 81. .749 76, which is an average
# $3.50 per acre, or more than the
value of four bales Of cotton at present
high prices fla farmer gr"ws wv"
bales of Cot on 10 the acre his crop Is
spoken Of a. Que Of the wonders, bur
here is farmer who mak-s more than
the value of twice two bales with but
| little more labor and about the same
expense.
! This is g. day for lively competition,
aud when the merchants go after the
trade with printers ink it means they
are in real earnest TO try and turn the
gold e n flood in their direction. A.
! Abrams came back from the northern
| markets with values which he Offers to
the trade that he is conyinced will p ace
him in the limellght 10 attract the bus
mess. Read bis full page advertisement
in this issue, these efforts to induce trade
are worthy of the attention Of the peo-
pie who have goods to buy Abrams has
put on sacrifice sale. and in his ad-
vertisement be makes special offers as
an inducement TO buy from him.
Last night an attempt was made to
en,er the homes of MIR. J. H. Rlgbr,
and Mrs. Marie Brown, but the thief
ran off when pistol balls went whizzing
by his carcass. Mr.. Rtgby hearing d
noise on his premises got up to lnvesu-
gate, and he saw figure in the dark
at which he shot several times. as II
went running off. Scott Bagnal was
sleeping at Mrs Browns heard noise
Oh a back shed ard looking out OF the
window he TOO saw figure at which
be poured a volley of lead, but there is
90 sign of any of the leaden missiles
having taken effect. This morning
Two men and woman, all negroes
were arrested on suspicion.