The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-10-22

There was marriage celebrated
quietly last Sunday afternoon. at the
home Of MIR. and Mrs L. L. Wells. in
Manning, when their daughter Miss
Sarah, was united in the holy bonds OF
wed-lock to Mr.. John P Napier Jr, OF
Jordan. Rev. g. P. Watson pastor OF
The Manning Methodist church per-
formed the ceremony in the presence
of the members of the two families,
and some relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. Na.
pier will make their home at Jordan
where the groom is conducting large
farming interests.
There came near being a serious cot
ton fire in MIR. J. H. Rigby's lot last
Saturday uight, had it not ben for
the accidental discovery OF cotloo burn
ing after he had closed his store, and
was on his way to his home Mr.. Ri"bv
would have met with a serious los
! The fire was discovered by Mr.. Rigbs
| in bale which was in the midst OF a
large number of bales bought that
dav, few moments more and probably
the whole lot wluld have been 10 a
baze, but he got the burning bale ou
without any damage TO the Others. Il
is thought that some one had thrown
lighted cigar or cigarette around
carelessly.
Oue OF the largest rattle snakes ever
Ill i -. -lo
Tom Jnhnson yesterday afternoon. al
the intersection Of Wyboo. and Sammy
Swamp. MIR. johnson Was looking af-
ter the timber in these Two swamps.
and a. he reached the po Mt where tha
TWO Swamps meet, mouster snake
sprang al him from q low bush, and
partially wrap ITSELF about one of hi
legs. he kicked himself loose and man-
aged TO get a piece Of a limb with
which he belabured The reptile uDtl
be was dead. The snake measured
six feet Sven inches IN length, AMI
fourteen inches in circumference Mr.
johnson was not Injured except BADLY
frightened.
The home OF Mr.. B W.. Evans near
Workman Was destroyed by tire las'
Monday about moon, the entire con ems
of the building was burned, except onr
bed upon which Mr.. Evans daughter
in-law was lying i'll from the effects Il
child birth. the infant died the Friday
before. Nearby was the Oakdale school
when the alarm was given the children
ran TO the burning building; some OF
the larger boys rushed in and brought
out the bed UPON which the Younger
Mrs. Evans was heiplessly lying; the
house burned so rapidly that nothing
else could be- saved. MIR Evans was
away from home at the time. Inere
Was no insurance on the property Ihe
sick lady was carried 10 the home OF
her parents.
On the night of the l1th, on the
"Hsrd Run Place" between Davis
Station, and Jerdan, James Jackson, a
colored tenant of Mr.. Joseph Sprott
was burnt to death Jackson had been
to Davis Station, and reached home af-
ter night. his wife had gone to he'd,
and he went into another room 10 the
other end OF the house, where he fre-
oueutly slept: about ten O'Clock his
wife was aroused By a roaring noise.
and she discovered the end OF the house
where her husband was sleeping, in q i
full blaze, she called to him several
times bnt got no response, and she
wept out and aroused the neighbors.
The house burned down with jackson
in it. The cornners jury made an
examination andr-ndered a verdict
that be came TO his death by being |
burned in his own house without liking
blame on any one. DR.. o. w. NettleS
made an examination of the body and
we are told that he is of the opinion
that Jackson's SKULL was fractured by
tome instrument before the body was
burned. An axe was found near where
the body was lying, and there are some
who think the matter should be more |
fully investigated as there is suspicion
Of foul pay.
There has been considerable annoy
ance from peStv thieves In this town for
>omet;me past. but since the arrest or
Alex Williams, and sending him to the
gang for robbing the home OF Mr.. G.
Nj. White, there Seems to have been |
no more cases reported. Williams
however, escaped from the gang, and
his whereabouts has not been discoV.
cred, although there has been every
effort to get him. He is reported to
have been seen a number Of times
Mr.. W. r Whit an aged citizen wh"
cooducts stm near the ice plant, has
been annoyed by his store being enter
ed more than once, and TO protct his
property be arranged trapgun, IN
such a way that when window or door
vas disturbed the gun would fire.
About II O'Clock Friday night the gun
with the result, q negro |
boy calling himself Lewis Mcfarland.
but known 10 others where he was
raised as Lewis Davis, received a large |
part OF the load from the gun in bis
face aud neck, >hos having passed
a board before striking him,
pei haps saved his head from being
blown of The victim was arrested
locked up in the guardhouse. his wound
treated DO doctor, and Saturday be
vas turned over to magistrate who
committed him to Jail charged with
Mcfarland claims he was
passing the store, and seeing the window
partially open. he attempted TO shut IT
when the gun fred, but that he had no
intention of entering the place.