The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-06-25

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fculty he can muster up enough mat
ter to entertain his readers. Help him
out by sanding to him news matter.
The fishermen are again having a
great deal of luck at the several fish
ing lakes in this county. It is reported
here that Msrtin's Lake has been sold
to some private parties who will restrict
the fishing so that there will not be the
unseemlv slaughter which has been the
rule of the past. 1t is not right to per-
NIT persons to catch nore than they
have any need for, nor is it right to
permit :. wanton destruction OF the fish
by dynamite and traps.
According TO the Sumter correspon-
dent Of the Columbia Record, the peo-
pie Of Sumter sre not satisfied with the
treatment they are getting from the
Southwestern railroad. As one Of the
inducements to get the railroad to 60
into Sumter $4,000 was subscribed
with the expectation that the road was
going from that place direct to Charles
ton, but according to this correspon.
dent, Sumter is to be terminal for a
short line Of about twelve miles.
Died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs: D. NJ. Bradham, last night, Mrs.
Ellen I. Huggins, widow Of the late G..
Allen Euggins. aged ebout a years.
The deceased leaves surviving, four
daughters, Mrs. S. E. Cole, of Barn.
we'll; Mrs D. NJ Bradham, Manning;
Mrs. T. s. Wells, North Augusta, and
Mrs ]. D. Cockerill, of Columbia; and
two sons, Dr.. G. Allen Higgins, of
Baltimore, ao6 J. W higgins, Man
ming, r. F. D. The funeral takes place
this afternoon at $50 in the Manning
cemetery.
Report reached Manning this morn.
ing that Bright Mack convicted at the
last term of court of murder with a
recommendation TO mercy, was shot
down bv the chainsang guards while
attempting to escape. The gang is
working on the bridge near Midway.
and when Mack refused to halt the
guard fired to stop him without hitting
him be paid no attention to this but
kept right on and be was then shot
down. A doctor was Immediately sent
for, but we have not learned the extent
of his injuries.
The Grim Reaper visited this town
last Wednesday night and placed his
icy hand upon Theodore" the eldest
son Of Mr.. aud Mrs. T. NJ. Mouzon. He
was IN the eighth year Of his age, an
exceedingly bright and interesting boy,
q general favorite with young and old.
The death of this little fellow was felt
in every home, and the community sim
cerely sympathize with the parents in
their grief. The funeral took place
Thursday afternoon IN the Manning
cemetery. Rev. G. P. Watson, pastor
OF the Methodist church conducted the
service In the presence OF large con-
gregasion. The flors.l offerings were
many and beautiful.
The town vas visited last night by
robbers who were evidently not ex-
percs. They broke into and entered
the Office of Robert A. White, and after
mueilatiog his iron safe by knocking
the knob and the ornaments on the
hinges of, without gaining an entrance
into it, they left without getting pay
for their trouble. Some time during
the night the stables OF Mr.. Il. D. Clark
was entered and a horse stolen. It is
our opinion these depredations We're
committed by some of the lettering
gang which infest this town, and hang
about the eating shops ususlly. They
are never seen at work and their living
must come somehow.
The activity of the tobacco buyers
who are getting ready for the coming
season indicates fire market for Man
ming this year. The growers through
out the coun5y will be able to dispose OF
their product in Manning this season at
an advantage because the buyers will
not fail to recognize the competition OF
other markets, and they are going to
mske the effort to have Manning second
to none. We hope all OF the farmers
who planted the yellow weed will en-
courage this market by bringing their
product here. To have good market
is to the interest OF the growers to do
their part, and We feel sure il the Clar-
endon farmers will stand by the ware
houses here it will be profitable to them.
The government is gradually increas-
ing the parcel post service, and from
the 1st OF July it will carry parcels G..
O. D. There is no doubt the parcel post
system is great convenience to the
public, but il we can see Alright the
government is lending it's powerful aid
TO enrich the great department store
corporations at the expense OF the home
or local merchant. If the service con-
tinues increasing, that is to say, carry
ing more weight and larger parcels, and
collecting for these big concerns, the
little merchant who bears the burden
of taxation. and the expenses OF the To-
cal government will be run out of busi-
uess It is our opinion, the government
Is going pretty strong with this post
system, and, it is doing much towards
concentrating the business OF the coun-
Try into hands OF few in the large cit
les; it is giving its aid to accomplish for
the country merchant what the depart
ment stores are ACCOMPLISHING in the
cimes-the breaking up of the small
merchant for the benefit OF corporations.
We make the prediction, in the course
of ten years the only business that viii
be left for the local merchant is credit,
while the Chicago and New York con-
Germs will take all of the cash, and
thereby cripple local industries. stores.
banks, and anything else dependent
upon local patronage.
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