The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-08-20

daily invited TO attend.
Harry Thaw's fight for liberty was
cut short yesterday being arrested II
Canada and the authorities expect tc
deporJ him as an undesirable" We
had hoped that he would have succeed
ed in getting out of the country and re-
% mainipg out for the rest Of his days.
1t was reported to US last Monday thai
an ear Of corn growing in the field OF Mr.
u. ". Ridgell measured II inches IL
circumference and 12inches long
corn, the party who gave Us this infor
NATION says MIR. Ridgell has the hnes'
corn in the county that be has seen.
A shooting occurred last Saturday
near Blocmville. Howard Hodge and
Mr.. Charlie. Ridgeway became in
volved in a difficulty. Hodge struck
Ridgeway, whereupon his sou. Nettles
Ridgeway. fred pistol, hitting Hodge
in the chin. inaicting painful but not
q serious wound.
There are persons throwing dead an.
imals in Black River at the bridges,
which is against the law, and the coue-
ty supervisor will prosecute if he can
secure the evidence. There is right
now a large hog under one Of the
bridges which is filing the air with an
unbearable stencil.
Died last Sunday night at Fonda,
New York State. John A. Quacken.
bush, former resident OF Clarendon,
late of Summerville, S. c. The deceas.
ed was the owner of q large mercantile
business and a fine plantation in the
Santee section of this county which he
sold about two years ago.
The mayor-elect in a recent election
at St. Matthews declines to accept be-
cause out OF total vote OF Ill cast, q
negroes voted. We presume these 2S
negro votes came from qualified voters,
but he refuses to take the Office under
the circumstances. We doubt # there
can be found precedent for this gen
tleman'S action.
Rev. George Pierce Watson, of the
local Methodist church, is now dellv-
ering a series of sermons on topics
drawn from ''The Sermon on the
Mount" A large congregation paid
most respectful attention to the first OF
the series last Sunday morning. The
theme for next Sunday morning is
Five Gates to Heavens Earthly
Banquet House"
Let every merchant ir this town and
and the surrounding OF the county use
his influence with the farmers, black
and white, 10 plant few acres OF tobac.
co next year. The time to urge this ln1-
portant matter is now, and keep it up
until every farm within radius OF
twenty miles of Manning will have
some tobacco on it.
Postmaster Antoine Deloria, Gard
ner, Mich, speaks for the guidance OF
those troubled with kidney and bladder
irregularities, and says: ''From my own
experience can recommend Foley Kid.
ney Pills. My father was also cured OF
kidney disease, and many peighbors
were cured by Foley Kidney Pills" Fol
sale by all druggists everywhere.
Notwithstanding the fine reports
from the several sections about the
cotton crops. there comes a discordao t
note occasionally from some sections
saving that the stalks are not frulting
so we'll and that cotton has gone back
considerably in the past three wee ks
But all the same Clarendon will make
a big crop, and the beauty of it is there
will be a plenty of corn.
There was begun at Pine Grove
church, at Turbevile last N ouday
night, q pro,racted meeting which is
being conducted by Rev. J. r. So
iourner, assisted by Rev. F. Il. Shuler
OF Latta. The meeting viii continue
ten days or more Some people went
over from Manning last night to meet
their former pastor, Mr.. Shr'er, who !:
favorise with the people c: Manning
regardless OF denomination.
Mr.. George w. Hammel, of Augusta
Ca, has been spending several days II
Manning with the friends of his boy
hood. Mr.. Hammel was born in Man
ming and at an early age learned teleg
raphy, he has filed number OF lmpor
tant positions in and out OF this State
and he now holds very important po
sltion with the Western Union. Hi:
friends here were delighted to see him
and rejoice al his success in life.
Manning will handle more tobacco
this season than ever before, and tht
prospect is that next year the tobacco
acreage will be greatly increased
Farmers throughout the county wh'
have never ventured in the enterprls'
express themselves as favoring th'
raising of the weed, and if they d.
Manning will be IN the center o. thl;
money producing crop. Every merch
ant doing a time business should ust
his influence to have his customers tr'
the experiment.
Mr.. =. NJ Dennis, of Turbeville
solo the % # his tobacco in Mannin!
yesterday. Mr.. Dennis planted ST:
acres, and he kept strict account 0
the income from these six acres. II,
realized Sl.4O8S0, which is ar average
of nearly S235 per acre Is there an.
| Otner KIM OF q crop idftue[ eau ldlS
in this section that will realize him a
much real money so early. Mr.. Denni
was not in position to say what the COS
of this crop was because he did no
employ labor to make it, having don
the planting, cultivating and the cur
ing himself.
| One of our subscribers called on u
Monday in response to our plea TO be r.
membered when selling tobacco. H
said that we should not hesitate TO du
3 delinquent ln person, as the mooe
due is honestly ours, and that III
TINES has certainly earned its due:
Subscribers, it is not pleasant to ,
constantly urging those who owe US
pay what they owe, but demands ar
being made on Us. we must pay printer;
and we must live. We need money. Loo
at the date op the label OF this issue au
it will tell you when your subscriptio
expired and then figure how much 20
owe. then remember the small amour