The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-01-14
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Died in Manning last Monday night,
Mrs. Mclean, mother Of Mrs. Joseph
Sprott and Miss Jessie Mclean. The
funeral took place in the Manning Gem
etary Tuesday afternoon.
Yesterday morning there came to
the Manning express Office six pack
AGES OF whiskey, addressed to different
persons, in care of the Clarendon
Country Club" and Mayor Bradham
at once had it seized. 1t is supposed
there were about eighteen gallons IN
the packages.
The program for Missionary meet
ing, January 18th, instant, IS as follows:
Devotional. Mrs. G. P. Watson.
Song, Who Givest All.
Events of Month and Items From Bull
letin, Mrs. S. NJ. Sprott.
Missions, Mrs. Tom Snyder.
Solo, Mrs. TIL.
The Christian Has Opportunity, Pow
er and Life. Miss Marian Wells.
The Christian Needs Wider Horizen,
Higher Standard OF Stewardship,
More Intelligent Prayer Life.
............ Miss May Bradham.
Quiz, ................... Mrs' Mug.
The Comptroller Generals report
shows Clarendon to have returned for
taxation s4,O49,250. Of this amount
there is 81, l,2ll, ,235. There is something
radically wrong, due to neglect on the
part of the assessors, because. IN lsi2
the assessed valuation was $500 .92o,
thus showing falling of of s2o6, $50.
The Auditor tells us that considerable
property, real and personal was not re-
turned at all and that he is constantly
placing the property on the books by
additionals The township assessors
have been very lax in their duties, and
unless they give better attention to
their duties some other plan Will nave
to be adopted to get the property on
the books.
The Olanta dispensary is having a
hard time to get started. The institu-
ton was opened by the Florence County
Board, but q restraining order was
obtained which closed it up; now the
supreme court has ordered the case
remanded to the Florence term OF court
on its merits to decide whether or not
the board has the right to establish
dispensary in the town OF Olarta. AS
AS we understand it the dlspensary
was established in the town OF Oianta
over the objections of q majority OF the
citizens. Clarendon is especially IN
teressed in this case because Olanta IS
q border town, and if the dispensary Is
established there it will materially
affect this county.
Three of Clarenson's citizens had
been to Charleston, and were returning
home wednesday on the afternoon
train, when they reached Lanes, they
went into the waiting room OF the sta
ton to wait for the train from Florence
to bring them home, they sat there
and chatced pleasantly for some time,
when they noticed their train at the
water tank, thinking they had plenty
OF time, they leisurely walked towards
the train, when one of them noticed IT
moving, be ran and by a close call
caught it. the others seeing the train
moving off qulckened their pace, and
one of them cried out to passenger
''stop the train" but this man had no
means of stopping the train and replied
'how in the-can I stop the traln:'
The train sped ON leaving two OF the
party gazing st it with the dry grlns.
The two that got left visit Charleston
but do not drink, so they say.
A large crowd is expected next Mon
day at the ceremonies OF the laying OF
the cornerstone OF the Confederate
Monument. The ladies committee have
let the contract for the. erection OF the
beautiful monument 70 a company at
Greenwood, and the contractors are
here st work this week getting the
foundation prepared for the corner
stone to be laid, which takes place on
Lees birehday-,>.The masons OF the
local lodge will, rhaye charge of the
ceremony, under the direction OF q
member of the Grand Lodge, and other
lodges have been invited to participate.
The committee : have also procured
speakers for the occasion, and the ad-
dresses will be delivered in the court
house to insure comfort. 1t is expected
also that brass band will be procured
to add pleasure to the occasion. It
hoped that there will be large crowd
here to forward this patriotic move
ment, and that hundreds OF school chill
dren will also be present, as the 18th
is Lees birthday, which is legal holl.
day in this State. Remember that next
Monday is the day, and let people from
all over the county be present.