The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-03-19

Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Richardson OF
Sunmerton spent yesterday IN town.
Rev. D. Sam Corbett announces his
dandidacy for the legislature IN sols
issue.
DR.. Jos. Il. Burgess of Summerton
has his announcement IN THIS issue lor
the legislature.
After the 1st of June there will be q
rural route going out from st. Paul IN
this county which will serve ITO 1am-
lilies.
supervisor Davis is hard at work
fixing OK Swamp causewaY. which
was torn up by the heavy rains OF last
week.
DR.. W. e. Barron OF Columbia visit
ed his brother here, Mr.. A. I. Barron
last week. DR.. Barron is one OF Column
bias most prominent physicians.
We understand the Hotel Central
declines to take transient ooarders ahy
more. IF this is true, Manning Is ln
bad shape for the accommodation OF
the travelling public.
The county board of equs.lizers meets
in the grand jury room next Iuesoay.
the 18th, TO hear complaints OF those
whose property has been raised more
than one hundred dollars.
The candidates for Congress open up
their campaign at Wa!terboro in Cole
ton tomorrow. and they speak here next
Tuesday. It depends largely upon the
weather how many will attend the
meeting. n
On last Friday afternoon at 6 O'Clock,
Mr.. A. NJ. Wilson. of Columbia. and
Miss Minnie Tobias, OF Wilson, were
united in the holy BONDS OF matrlmony
at the Presbyterian Manse by Rev. l..
B. McCord.
The paper stated last week in the
write up of the colored Methodist rally
that June Walker raised over $40
June Walkers club raised over S400
and Augustus Collin's club raised S270
which should have been so stated 10
the report.
Fire last Monday night destroyed the
home of Mr.. Joe W. Minis. Jr., at Pax
Vile. The house was occupied by Mr.
Thomas Griffin also. and both families
lost everything. We are told there was
mo one in the house at the time OF the
fire, all being of on visit.
Mr.. D. l.. Smith OF Walrerboro, who
has been in Clareuson assisting Mr..
j. G. Padgett iu his race for congress
received early last Friday morning a
selephone message informing him OF
the death of bis wife, and he left Tor
his home on the first train.
The recent rains has done much dam
age TO the bridges on the public roads
in this county, and it will take pile OF
money TO repair them. This together
with the deficit which became known
after the legislature sdjourned is no So
lace to those who feel that the burden
of taxation is already heavy.
Senator E. S. Coffey of North Caro-
lima has been in ManpiDg on visit TO
his brother Mr.. T. F. Cotfey, and re-
turned to his home Sunday. Senator
Coffey represents G. senatorial district
cc-,orising three counties. he is a
DELIGHTFUL couversatiopalist and has
the appearance of a typical North Car
.olina Statesman.
The Big Branch local school i'm
provement association will give min
strel in the Trinity school building
next Friday evening 2lst. Admission
adults twenty FIVE cents, children III
teen. The ladies OF the school improve
ment association, Of Trinity, will serve
LIGHT refreshments before and after
the play. Public cordially invited.
THE TINES editor attended the Hi.
bernian banquet in Charleston Monday
night in company with several other
Senators, and op yesterday they enlov'
ed that floral paradise, the Magnolia
gardens, reaching his desk this meru-
ing, he does not feel as anxious 70 work
as he will later on. Charlestou's Irish
men are great big-hearted entertainers
They never DO things hall way.
Hon. Edward ". Hughes one Of the
prominent candidates for congress Wa:
to return 10 Clarendon last Thursday
out was pEeVenteu lrou ooioS so W
account of illness in his family. and he
writes TO ask that his friends through
out the county LOOK out for his inter
escs He will come as soon as condl
tions permit. as be is anxious to ge
into sections of the county be has no
yet visited.
Sumter has had a term of blind tigel
ooeo, bafo,a ;,c PoonrSpr the mos
notable against Joe Hogan, who ha
been fined in al amount totalilns
$1,000 or 5000 days on the gang. Thl:
is perhaps the heaviest sentence i'm
posed upon an individual in this State
and if it does not put stop to illIcl
selling OF liquor in that city then moth
ing will. Hogan is still in Jail in de
fault Of $4,000 bond.