The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-30

the Salem section. The little fellow
made braye fight for life, and las
week one of the nurses told the write
that it was thought he would pul
through. he was grand son OF Mr.
John DuRant, of the DuRant section.
In the report of Magistrates in th'
last issue of THE TINES there was al
item in the report from the Magistrate
at Manning which read q. G. Baeget
$3.50. when it should haze read H. G
Burdette $3.50. This error occurred
because of the penmanship Of the writ
er of the report. If our officers woulc
use typewriters when they give ou
matter for publication, it would great
~ aid the type setter.
Lee Clark, prosperous colored farm
er, near Davis Station. shortly after re
turning from the funeral of William
Butler, who was killed the day before
by Isaac Harvin, on reaching his little
store complained of feeling unwell, anc
asked some one to bring him his keys
when they got him in the store he
was dead. Clark was we'll thought O.
in that community, and by his industry
accumulated nice property.
This year has demonstrated beyond
peraGventure that the lands surround
ing this town are excellently suited *
the culture of tobacco, when q farmer
who has had but two years experience
can make an average of $500. per acre
it is enough to make others sit up anc
take notice. We are told that Mr.. G
W. Wilcox farming on the suburbs O
this town will easily average $500 pei
acre on his tobacco crop this season.
Manning had large tobacco sale
last Thursday. Upwards OF $4,000
pounds was sold at prices averaging
about Il cents, The growers are be-
ginning to know that the market here
is one of the best and they are bringing
the product here in increasing quanti
ties. High prices, good treatment, and
square dealing together with the op'
portunity to buy goods as cheap as the
cheapest makes Manning a market tc
attract.
Last Thursday on the Mcknight sum.
ner place near Nelson's, Rev. Isaac
Harvin and William Butler, negroes,
became involved in difficulty over a
settlement in which there was differ
epce of twenty cents, one disputed the
word of the others wife, and Harvin
struck Butler with his fist crushing
his skull from which be died. Harviu
on realizing what he had done lef,
for the swamp, but upon reflection gave
himself up and is now in jail.
Mrs. Florence E. Atkins of Tennes.
see, one of the most eloquent women ir
the south, will speak in the Manning
Methodist church Thursday evening
at 8 p. N. She spoke here at the ".
c.. Z. u, state convention about two
years ago. and as we stated then, "hel
address was a masterpiece Of refined
oratory." Being 10 this.state she will
visit Mrs. Sprott and has consented tc
speak. Tc hear her is to be charmed
TO miss this address is to miss q rare
opportunity.
Unless there are other proceedings
which will interfere, Sumter will have
an election to decide whether or not
there will be a re establishment of the
Gispensary in Sumter county. Last Fri
day the matter of enjoining the election
commissioners from holding the elec
,ion was argued before Judge j. S
Wilson in his Office in Manning, the
Judge decided against the injunction
Ex-Judge r. O. Purdy represented
those seeking to stop the election, ant
Messrs. L. D.. Jennings, J. Fl. Clifton
and r. D. Epps the other side. Super
visor Pitts was also present.
The regular monthly meeting of tht
Young Mems Bible Glass of the Pres
byterian church was held at the resi-
dence of MIR. E. c.. Horton on the thirt
Monday evening of July. In the ab
sence of President S. O. O'Bryan
Vice-President w. S. Plowden officia
ted. All topics were discussed fully
Several motions were made and carried
After Secretary J. NJ. Applet had reat
the minutes and made his report th'
social hour began. Delightful refresh
uents were served by Mrs. Horton, as
sisted by Mrs. L. r Mcintosh ant
Miss Gladys Thames. The meeting wa
dismissed with word of prayer iron
the Rev. S. Query Stukes.
# the business men OF this town coult
see the splendid edition of the COUNTY
Record of last week, they would realiZ
the reason for Kingstree's rapid strld
| es, and why it is so much trade ha
gone TO that town. The trade follow
enterprise and hustle. and where tht
business men of town manifest activ
Iity it attracts trade. No man "can ca
his cake and keep it too." Look owe
the newspapers and wherever the mer
chants generally advertise that town i
on the move. but where they are cor
tent to drift with the tide, there is yer.
little activity and progress. Advertise
lit helps the advertiser as well as thu
newspaper, which cannot live with
out patronage, any more than mar
can live without food.
OF special interest should be the tw,
| institutes for farmers in this county un
der the auspices Of the United State
department of agriculture, in coop
eration with Clemson college. Th
first will take place at Oak Grove schoC
house near Summerton on August 18th
the other will take place at the picui
grounds near Sardinia, August l4th
The attendance should be large as til
peoples money is paying for these in
Istitutes for the purpose OF educating ar
developing the tillers OF the soil. Their
will be at these institutes farm expert
who will lecture on subjects relating I
every day farming, the care OF stock
the treatment of animals, insects, tn
fertilization Of lands, grasses a n
grains, in fact, everything relating I
farming and dairying. No farmer shoul
miss going TO one or both Of the mee'
tngs. In another columns will be
The formal call from Mr.. c. a. McFac
| din, demonstrating agent for Claret
tdon county.