The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-11-11

| Manning Grocery 60. |
The Pastime tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the big day at The
Pastime.
S. Oliver o'Bryan, ESQ.,, left last
I. night for Richmond.
Mr.. J. F. Haney of Manning won the
ave dollars at Katzof's sale Saturday
night.
Miss Maybelle Legg of Spartanburg
is in Manning visiting her uncle MIR.
w. 2. Legg.
Mrs. j. A Zeigler OF Colcmbia is in
Manning visiting the family OF MT.
Louis Applet.
last Saturday despite the Cry OF hard
times, there was a fairly good trade
among the merchants.
DR.. William Barron and family OF
Columbia are ia Manning visiting the
family of Mr.. A. /. Barron.
s. Mrs, Louise B. Wilson of Columbia
Is visiting her relatives in Manning.
the family Of Judge John S. Wilson.
Mr.. D. A. Hydrick, former superin-
tendent of the Manning electric light
plant, has been spending a few days IN
Manning visiting friend.
Crap shooters and booze purveyors
are baFing frequent communications
5 with the town authorities these days.
Let the good work GO on.
The number OF bales of cotton ginned
CD to November 1st., according to the
poFernmenr report is 9.S28.695y OF
which South Carolina ginned 91o, ,4oS.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Wilson who have
been in Manning visiting their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Briggs, left for
their home in Darlington Yesterday
morning.
The blind tiger element had better
retire 10 their lairs, as the town and
county government will not tolerate
them, and effort has been put forth to
run them in.
Among the prize winners at the
Baby Show at the State fair, was John
Asbury Zeiglsr, Jr., a Manning born
boy, who is now visiting with his
meSher:in Manning.
The first meeting of the Clarendon
County Teachers Association has been
called to meet here Saturday Novem-
ber 18th. It is desired to have good
number Of the teachers present.
It is practically settled that the
Atlantic Coast Line railroad will soon
begin making considerable improve
ments in Manning, one Of which is to
bring the depot nearer the business
section Of the town.
There was jolly crowd to leave
Manning Monday for the fishing
grounds of Home Lake, and the hunt
ing grounds OF Santee, but not one OF
them win touch the feather OF a bird
or turkey before next Monday.
Some Of the cotton coming to Man
nipg has the appearance othavlng been
stored in the weather, this should not
be, for the price is low enough without
adding the additional burden ofneglect
to it to press down the price. Keep
your cotton under shelter.
Died at the home OF his son Mr.. S. R.
venning, at an early hour last Monday
morning, Mr.. William Crawford Ven
ming, aged SO years. The deceased
was confederate soldier, member OF
Buffers Brigade 5th. Cavalry. The
funeral took place in Sumter yesterday,
of which city he was resident for
many years.
The business men OF this town should
get together to urge the Insurance
Commissioner at Columbia to ascertain
why it is that the Southeastern tariff
association makes an annual increase oil
rates in this town. Unless this matter
is called to the attention of the author
tiles the rates of insurance will soor
be pschibitive.
The midnight thieves have begun
their prowlings and their depredations
One night last week a bale OF cotton
vas stolen from the plantation of Hon.
James Reares in the OuRant section,
and it was traced across the river tc
Sardinia. but the thief went on his
way "untii arrangements can be made
to settle it up"
The cotton holding movement IN thi:
county is on the increase. Several ad
6itional warehouses have been put II
operation, and we are told these are
rapidly filing up There is much com
plant OF the charges for storing cotton
but this is not justified when othel
towns are considered. Manning:
charges are less than Sumter, Colum
bia or Charleston.
The man who stubbornly refuses II
show disposition to help his credlto
cannot expect the sympathy of hi
neighbors when the creditor is forced
to press. The conditions are bad. bu
they can never be so bad that dishon
esty will be countenanced any NOR
than greed will be. Let every man d.
h;c tosr and whom ne has done that !