The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-13


the residence recently occupied by D
W. Alderman, Jr., at Alcolu, which has
has been converted into the Baptist
parsonage.
The reports from every section of this
county, show that the crop is the best
there has been for number of years.
It is thought it will exceed the bumper
crop of 1911.
Beginning Friday the mails will
carry parcels limited to 20 pounds in
weight. A parcel weighing 20 pounds
can be sent anywhere in the first zone
for "a cents.
Messrs. W. T. Aycock and Douglass
Mckay, OF the Columbia bar, and Mar
ion Seabrook, Esq. OF the Sumter bar,
appeared before Judge Wilson in Man
ming last Friday.
Rev. 81. Z. Williams, of Alcolu, is al
ways q welcomed visitor to Manning.
He has a number of staunch friends
here who were glad to see him on our
streets last Friday.
Every farmer that can do so should
attend the Farmers Institute at the
Sardinia picnic grounds tomorrow.
There will be basket picnic dinner
and all are welc, le.
Subscribers look at the label ON your
TINES, it will tell you when your sub
scr;ption expired. and it will also show
you how indulgent we have been. Now
won't you? We need it.
Under the oil inspection Act adopted
by the last session CT the legislature,
Commissioner Watson's department
has held up so. 900 gallons of gasolene
because of It's inferior quality.
The only attendants from Clarendon
county at the confer euce for the CON-
mon good in Columbia last week, were
Messrs. J. J. Epps, of New Zion, and
Coroner Theodore Y. Gray, OF Manning.
Married by Rev. Sojourner at the
Methodist parsonage at Turbeville last
Wednesday. Mr.. William E. Lavendar
and Miss Mayme Evans, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J E. Evans, OF New Zion.
The merchants OF this town evidently
expect to dc large fall business, judg.
ing from the goods that are arriving.
We would ask The TINES readers to
watch closely these advertising columns
The Improved Order OF Red Men OF
Altamaha Tribe No. 8s will have their
annual picnic st Seloc, S. c., Saturday,
August the 23rd There are some able
speakers expected and the public is
invited.
The letter which we publish in this
issue from Comptroller General Jones,
was received by us after our forms
were made up ready for the press,
hence the delay in its not appearing
last week.
1t is estimated that the drought in
the West has caused shortage OF
800, 900. 900 bushels OF corn. and unless
there is rain the crop will be so much
curtailed that meat will be scarce and
higher than at present.
St. Peters Lodge of Masons, OF this
town, has been invited TO 90 TO King
stree to participate in the laying Of the
corner stone for the new Baptist church
tomorrow, and several have signifled
their intention OF going.
The home OF Mr.. 8. e. Harvin, al
Harvin's, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday afternoon, and the entire con-
tents was consumed. We learn that Mr..
Ga-vin had some insurance but not
enough to cover the loss.
Married by the clerk of the board OF
county commissioners in Sumter las,
Wednesday. Mr.. Mark W. Russell. Of
Wilmington, n. c., and Miss Lolie May
Way, OF Silver. Mr.. ana Mrs. Russell
left for Wilmington, where they will
make their home:
DR.. Milton Weinberg Of Savannah,
is in Manning taking rest with his
parents. DR.. Weinberg has opened az
Office in the city OF Savannah where he
is doing practice as specialist, and sc
far he is we'll pleased with the work
and his prospects.
The trustees of the will OF the late T.
J. Tourney have bought the Sumter
hospital, and in the future the lnstltu
,ion will be known as the Tourney hos
pital of Sumter. Arrangements have
been made by which a number of char
ity patients can receive attention.
Complaints have been made to the
game warden's department that there
/ have been persons shooting deer ant
turkeys in this county within the pas
week. We woulu caution these person
that they are violating the law, and i
prosecuted will be punished severely.
The tobacco continues to be brough
to this market 10 increased quantities
demonstrating the value of Manning a
tobacco market, and not only so. bu
the large amount of cash that is bein!
paid out for the yellow weed is bein!
felt in the trade among the merchants
Yesterday was a busy day at the to
bacco warehouses. the floors were laden
| ed with the yellow weed and the buyer
certainly got hump on themselves
fully $4,000 pounds were sold at price
which caused smiles on the faces OF tn
growers. II is s. common thing TO heG
farmers say their tobacco crop aver
ages them 5000 per acre.
A mob took from the Laurens jai
Monday Richard Puchett negr
charged with attempting 4 crlmlna
assault on a lady the day before, an
hung him to the railroad trescle. az
then filed his body with bullet:
Sheriff Owens and Solicitor Coope
did all they could to keep the mo
from taking the law in their own hand