The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-02-05


Bond issue meeting tomorrow night.
Come out.
Mr.. J. W. Thames, OF Mayesviile' was
in town Saturday.
Mrs Sue Earvin of Tat is visiting
relatives in Manning.
Mrs. I. l. Applet left this morning for
Columbia to take in the corn show.
Col. r. D. Lee of the Sumter bar, is
attending court in Manning this week.
Mr.. D. Hirschmann is Oh the north
ern markets buying his spring goods.
Don't forget the mass meeting to be
held in the court house tomorrow n'gnt
There are several more days left tor
the great corr shcw, do not fail TO TAKE
advantage of ii.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the Methodist church will meet FRIDAY
afternoon at four o'clock.
Mr.. t. Mitchell Wells has been elect
ed cashier of the Home Bank and Trust
Co, in place OF MIR. C. W. Wells, who
resigned.
Died LAST Thursday at McClellenville,
Mrs. P. G. Benbow, aod Was buried IN
the Mapnins cemetery Friday. She was
the molher of Mrs. S. j. Clark OF this
town.
St. Peters Lodge will moet 10 special
session Wednesday evening, Feoruars
18th. Entered apprentice desr eoo-
fsrred. All members urged TO GENE,
visiting brethren cordially invited.
TIE TINES readers viii have to make
allowances for the editor This week ss
be has been on the 20 every spare mo-
ment be could ind and has not haa the
time TO give TO his readers as interest
ing letter as he usually does, however,
he promises If you will bssr with N
when he sends his next letter II Will oe
full.
There was a shooting Scrape Monday
night IN the tenamentdistrict Of Dick
sons woods. Mitch Dickson, q porter
at the Piowden Hardware Co, shot
man by the name of Ed, who works for
d NJ. Braeham & Son. l. is reported
that Ed visited Mitch's home Too often.
Ed was taken TO the Charleston hospital
yesterday morning.
Miss Jewel Woodley died at the home
OF her sister, Mrs. c. D. Rollins. at
Lake CITY, Yesterday. MISS Woodie'
WAS a daughter Of Mr.. NJ. Wood!ey,
formerly IF Summrrt'n, but more re-
Gently of Dawson, Ga. Miss Jewel SUI
fered for several years previous to her
death. She leaves. besides her parents,
two brothers, and three sisters.
Miss Leila Russell, supervisor OF the
rural schools Of York County has been
secured to talk TO the Clarendon Coun-
tv Teachers here next Saturday. Not
only are all the teachers expected "
turn ont on that day. but most cordial
invitation is extended to the public at
large TO come and hear the good things
Miss Russell can tell US about schools
and school work. The County Snperin-
tendent of education urges the readers
of The Times to note the ABOVE: ano 10
see 10 it that the attentloo OF your
teachers is called to the notice. Ine
address be at the graded school build
ins at II O'Clock, Saturday, Feb. Stn.
Died last Sunday at his home 10
Florence Hon. Walter E, Wells, So'ic,
icor of the 18th. judicial circuit, aged
about 80 YEARS. The deceased leaves
wife and one child. Mr.. Wells was at
one time Solicitor of this circuit be-
ginning his career at Manning and
when the legislature added more cir
cults it threw him into the 18th, cir
cult where be was while in health ooe
of the best in the State, fearless IN the
discharge of his duty, and a hard
fighter to bring the criminal toluStlce
Before Mr.. Wells went on the circuit
he represented Florence County With
DISTINGUISHED ability in the State
Senate. He married Miss Maude Will
SOD. daus hter of Rev. J. 0. Wilson,
and sister Of Ms. S. L. Davis OF thl,
town. The funeral took place Monday
at Mount Hope cemetery in Florence.
Few persons in the county are aware
of The existence of a real prodigy 10 the
person of George Cain. the llLtle six
year-old son of Mr.. H Cain Of Silver.
He has attended school less than one
month, vet reads ihte:lisently, and If
not TOO hard, fuenJly in most any hook
YOU hand him. He walked up TO the
counter in the book store al Mannin2
last Monday and began TO enter into
negotiations for the purchase OF some
of Horatio AlYer'S books. The observer
thought he should have been buviny 4
picture book with the alphabet or some
thing of the kind, and was aSronlsheG
TO hear him open one and begin 10 read.
Il is said that he commits 10 memory
what is read TO him With ease,-can add
correctly, write pretty well-spellS we'll.
and can write letters on the typewriter.
If this can be excelled anywhere, LEI
him be sJrotted" out.
There Wa shocking tragedy at
Goceston last Sunday afternoon George
W. BeroeS, aged about 50 Years, An uu-
married SIN If Capt. S. Y. Barnes, Came
home from Georgia ahout TWO weeks
ago in bad health. The family went tC
church leaving the young man at home,
and when they got out of hearing from
the house he picked up gun, went out
on the back porch, placed .he butt OF
the gun agairst wash stand. and with
a forked stick pressed he trigger which
sent the entire load into his left breast
causing inssaut death The body was
not discovered until the family return.
ed from church. and the first to see il
was the mother. There is 40 known
cause for the young mans rash act. He
had 90 troubles so far as is knowp, was
not financially involved. and the only
conjecture is that he became temp b
ly derang-d by his continued bad
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