The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-03-04
0akdaie News.

It is an old adage and true one
"That an idle brain is the devils work
shop,'' as it is showing and most OF US
have more time than money, thought
I would getyou some news from ct and
around Oakdale graded school, first 1t
Is the best three teacher school IN the
County. Second, it has three lady
teachers not imitators. Third. they
work in unity, they are not husband
hunters. Fourth, they not only take
interest 10 their day schools but they
take great interest in Sunday school,
they have their Sunday school class
and take great interest IN lnstructIng
those little minds and try to make
the little boys and girls OF today be
great men and women in the future,
Oakdsle has had her difficulties to ov-
er come and her path has not been
ssrewn with flowers, bat with co-opera-
ton of the trustees and the County
Board this school may be a lesson TO
some who know its history on persever-
auce, push, and pluck. There is some
one teacher schools still running IN
this County, the writer does not know
who to blame for these schools but
hope the time wont be long when such
school in Clarendon County will be a
thing of the past. We have no kick to
make for the amount raised at Oakdale
for the benefit of The Confederate Mon
ument on last Wednesday night. We
also feel grateful to the public for their
liberal contribution on Friday night at
The box party given by the Woman's
Christian Society, notwithstanding the
weather was bad. The appreciation OF
kindness was shown TO young fellow
20, driving twelve miles in a pouring
n to attend the box party "by
lance be got the right box"
Miss Grace Etheridge, spent the
week end at Turbevllle with Miss
Pearl Wheeler, says she enjoyed it
fne especially going and cor ing.
Mr.. Workman Evans, left for Sauls-
bury N. c., where he goes TO sell med
icine for the J. r. Watkins Medicine
Co, Workman has taken great in
terest in our school, especially the prl-
| mary department.
Miss Wingate, sister and brother Of
St. Charles, visited her q, Workman
last week.
A bunch of Sardinia crack shots
came down Tuesday 70 show John
Epps how 10 bag birds, but owing TO
the snow beginning so soon Wednesday
morning the hunt was called of AZ one
O'Clock, John Epps says, Oh ii ne had
Just suggested before they started to
send what birds they killed 10 Mr.. APP
pelt he would surely have had Il line
time eating Kill-Dees and Wood PeckS.
MIR. W. II. Workman, will preach
the second aud fourth Sunday II Mid
way in the p. N, as he breaches IL the
morning at the Brick Church Salem.
MIR. Workman use 10 be pastor Of Mid
way several years ago.
Mr.. Henry Smith went as delegate
to the Sunday School Convention at
Anderson.
It was sad about MIR. Patt Hardy
little girl being bit by a mad dog, also
the accident which occurred 10 his
mules and carriage as they were re.
turning from Manning where they had
gone to take the girl and Mr.. Hardy TO
Columbia, one of the mules was killed
in Black River at the Sardinia cross.
ing, leaoing to Sardinia to Manning. II
seems as if the thunder and lightning
frig ghtened the mules on one OF the
bridges, and they jumped Oft and one
of the mules got killed. very yalua
bic mule. PlLoG.