The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-27

Office can apply and stand the exami-
nation.
The reports from the cotton crops are
not so encouraging as they have been,
In our last weeks issue we gave the
reports from farmers who were elated
over the prospect. but since then the
drought has had terrible effect, and
it is estimated that cotton has deterior-
atel to considerable extent. and that
the crop cannot now recover to any ap-
preciable extent. Numbers of good
judges claim the falling off has been
Is per cent.
There is scholarship vacant il the
music department at Converse College
which is the gift of the Woman's
Music Club of Spartanburg, and in
charge of the South Carolina Fedora
ton OF Woman's Clubs. Any young
lady desiring to stand ar examination
for this scholarship should communi.
cate to Mrs. W. T. c. Bates. chairman
music department, St. Matthews, S. Z.
Here is splendid opportunity for a
Young lady who wishes to take a musi-
cal course to get considerable help
The spirit actuating the business
men Of Sumter to make that city q
! tobacco market demonstrates what can
be accomplished if sel6shness is laid
aside ard all do their share towards
drawing business. Manning Ca. get
many things to help make business il
her business men will do their duty,
| but if they wait for the other man tc
| do it so as to take advantage OF his
efforts, without doing anything them.
selves, nothing will be done, and the
town must jag along in the same old
way.
Manning has splendid facilities for
doing large business. in many re-
spects it has advantages over larger
towns, its merchants are IN better DO
sit;on to sell goods for less money, be-
cause it is expensive to live in the large
towns, and rents aud salaries are very
high, therefore, our merchants can and
do sell goods cheaper. Come to Manning
TO trade, the goods are here, and the
business men are anxious to make OF
this town what it should 5e-a first class
market. The energy put into our TO
bacco market has convinced our mer-
chants that Manning can draw business
by going after it, and they are going to
do it from now on. AS Manning has
been made one OF the best tobacco mar.
kets 50 will it be one of the best cotton
markets; it now is one of the best mar
kets to buy in, goods are sold here as
close as they can be. We would urge
our readers to visit the stores Of the
merchants who advertise in the county
newspaper, they are entitled to consid-
GRAFTON because without the support OF
these merchants newspaper cannot
exist. Come to Manning and give
THE TINES advertisers an opportunity
to make you prices.
The election commissioners OF Sum-
ter county, at their NEE ting yesterday
had rather Strenuous day of it, ana
theirlabors are not concluded yet. Both
sides, prohibitionists and dispensaryiteS
are fighting hard over the narrow
margin Of votes. At the forenoon ses-
sicn Yesterday the count, after throw
ing out illegal votes showed a majority
of TWO for the prohibitionists, but the
election was not declared, the board
taking recess until the afternoon to
give time for the attorneys to get
further evidence, at the afternoon ses.
sion more changes were made, and the
vote showed majority Of one for the
dispeusaryites. Another adjournment
was taken until today without the
board having declared the result. Un-
der the present conditions, both sides
claiming the election, there is every
reason to believe nothing short OF the
courts will settle the controversy.
Both sides seem determined, and each
side is taking advantage OF every tech
nicallity. One OF the points raised oy
prohibitionists is that the tickets used
in the election was not OF legal size,
and one of the points raised by the dis
pensaryites is that number OF tickets
voted were marked, so we say both
sides are making desperate fight. and
the courts will have to settle. 1t
Williamsburg, our other adjoln
county, has also a contest on this ques-
ton, q canvass OF the vote in that coun-
ty Yesterday show that the Prohibition.
lists had won by majority OF two. but
the Dispensaryites claim that at two
boxes votes were cast illegally, and the
Prohibitionists make similar claim as
to Kingstree, the board did not declare
the result, and appointed the 30th to
hear arguments from both sides. The
Prohibitiouists are contesting IN Lex
ington. What nice picnic for the gen.
tlement of the bar.