The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-05-28
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| At the rural mail carrier examina
tion held in Manning last Saturday
there were eleven applicants, eigh
whites and three colore6 as follows: 4
NJ. Cubhage and James N. Brown, Pax
vile; J. NJ. Graham, Pinewood; A. J
Briggs. Jr., and Henry G. Walker
Summertoo; Lawrence S. Chewing ant
Eugene King. Davis Station; Julius NJ
King. St. Paul; white The :oilowing
colored: Esau A. Parker, Remini
Douglas s. Wells, Summerion; Lorenzo
D. Watson, st. Paul.
1t is not frequent that one of the
colored race tires of life and rusne:
into eternity OF his own accord, but thi:
is just what happened in Manning las
Saturday night West Porter, full
blooded negro. about % years of aye
emplo, I'd at the oil mill, took laud
apum and passed away. 1t is said he 90,
mixed up in love affair. auo because
Of his having made his idol present
of a necklace which belonged TO hi,
sister. and she Insisted upon his taking
it back and restoring it to her ne be-
came despondent and hurled himself
from this life.
The rural police Act is printed in this
issue at the request of number OF per-
sons who have been under the impress
sion that there is no provision made
for the paving of the salaries should a
township decide TO have a policeman,
but 4 reading OF the Act will prove TO
the contrary II might as we'll be ex.
planned here that this Act is expert
mentai, il it is found to be imperative
for one township to have policeman,
then it can be so amended that two or
three townships can be grouped for
police protection under the provisions
as set forth. This is q matter fer the
people to judge and instruct their rep
resentatives as to their wishes.
The Senior Class of the College for
Women. at Columbia. S. c., is to give
the Elizabethan Interlude 'Robin of
Sherwood" at its commencement, June
2 and 4. This play is given by perm:s-
sion of its author, Prof. J. r. Crawford,
of Yale University. The music is adapt
ed to the period OF the play and was ar
ragged by Prof. D. S. Smith, Of Yale
Conservatory of music. The brilliant
and effective costumes are being pre-
pared especially for this production by
Was and Son, of Philadelphia The
scene of the greenwood as laid in the
gardens of the College for Women will
be very effective. There are over 80
people in the cast and neither time nor
money have been spared to make this
production the best in the history OF
the college dranatics 1t Is hoped that
all the friends of the students and the
college through out the State will at
tend this performance and enjoy this
rare treat 10 the renewal OF the old in
ferlude and this merry making OF the
Nottingham Fair.
The county chain gang was consider
ably depleted between the hour of mid
night and the early hours before day
light Tuesday morning by three escap-
ing from the cellar OF the court house
where they had been quartered under
guard. The escaped convicts are Solo
QOu SlutLt, 0Ouuutc y OdtuCS ooo AoLiS
Gaymon. We understand there are only
six prisoners who are not TRUSTEES, and
of these six three remain in custody.
The chairgang is an expensive institu-
tion at best, it is this that is eating It's
way through the finances of the county,
and we sincerely wish the grand jury
would take the time to makea thorough
and report. giving data
whether or not it should be abolished
True. the people have become accus-
toned TO depend upon the gang 70 work
the roads, and it will almost be impoS.
sible TO get them to return to the road
working system, and loo, we doubt if
they would be willing TO paw a higher
tax, but the roads must
be worked, and the bridges kept in or
der, and these things can only be done
with money and labor. If the grand
jury will look into this feature OF our
county government carefully we feel
sure the legislative delegation will con-
slider their recomm endation earnestly.