The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-03-05

There will have to be an election II
this county for a member OF the House
of Representatives to take the place o
IMr. q. W. Mitchum who has resignee
Ito accept an appointment from Gov
Iernor Blease to the position OF DiSpen
lsary Auditor. This appointment is
|com pliment to Clarendon; as soon q
the former auditor MIR. NJ. 81. Noble,
resigned to take a position with tht
ERichland board, the Governor decided
that Clarendon was entitled to recognl
tion, be sent for Mr.. Mitchum and ten
dered him the place The office ca1
be conducted without Mr.. Mitchuu
having to move his family to Columbia
his principle work is the checking ul
of the county dispensaries, which !:
done about once quarter, and tor this
we understand he gets a salary o
| $1,000 per year and travelling expenses
Mr.. Mitchum's resignation we presume
| is in the hands Of Speaker Smith who
should fix the time for the election o1
his successor, this time can be, 10 save
the expense of another special elec'
tioo, the same time fixed for the con
gressional election, and should there
be primary for the congressman, as
is hoped for, Clarendon's representa-
tive can be selected also.
Hon. Edward W. Hughes. one OF the
candidates for Congress, spent Sunday
and Monday IN Manning. MIR. Hughes
is especially anxious for the support OF
Clarendon, and is going to try to see
the electorate if that is possible. he
thinks, with the vote he will get IN his
native county, Berkely, and in his pres
ent home county, Charleston, II assures
him of being in the second race II there
should be primary, and with strong
support in Clarendon he feels that MS
election is assured. There is no doubt
that MIR Hughes has ben greatly eu-
couraged by many people IN CLARENDON
who have promised him their support
should this county not have . candidate
iu the race, this will be dednateiy stated
next week, whether or not Clarendon
will be among the entries. should there
be none from this county, the selectlop
of Mr.. Hughes by our people tc vote Tor
would. 10 our opinion, be selecting on.
of the best equipped and most formld
able men in the race Hughes has The
advantage of being both countryman
and city man, born and raised IN the
country. and then went TO the city
where he has been successful onsl
ness man bishlv esteemed citizen. b
is popular with the laboring classes IL
the city, and in the country be is popu
lar with the farmers, being somewhat
of farmer himself, al earo-st aGit"
tor for goverunenL-ural mage AID
There was a considerable con aaSra-
ton last Monday which swept away
lsree portion of the town of Davis Sta.
tion. Had it not been for the hard
work, and the wind blowing in an op-
posite direction. the amount OF damage
would have heen much greater. The
fire started about IL O'Clock Monday
night in the store of Mr.. Z. G. Stukes.
supposed to have been caused from a
defective fue, iD short while the onlIo-
ing, which was constructed OF pine. was
WRAPPED in flames consuming everything
which came in its reach. The Slukes
store carried large stock OF general
merchandise amounting TO more than
it was insured for, and from there the
fire spread until it wrapped itself about
FIVE building belonging TO James Seals
colored, the store of Eugene King, rail-
road depot, shop run by Ftaok Single
ton, and another by C. L. Nelson None
of the parties had insurance except Mr.
stukes who carried S., 500 oa stock and
building. The depot was destroyed, but
most of the ireigh therein was saved.
The large store OF q. NJ. Davis & Son
across the road, distance OF abou'
thirty feet, was damaged from the heat
TO some extent, but 90 goods was re-
moved; it was little short mlracu-
lous that it too was not also taken int"
the grasp Of the dre; an adverse wlud
is ali that saved it. This Store carries
one of the largest stocks in the cnunt!'
and does an immense business, had II
been destroyed too, that entire section
would have been seriously affected
thereby.