The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-12-09

The interest taken at several place!
in the county for the community
schools in giving entertainments fo'
raising funds to improve the buildings
or for library is very ~commendabt Bile
and speaks loud in its praise for the pei
pie of the community, and the teacher
in charge of the schools.
At its meeting last Wednesday even
ing ST. Peters Lodge A. F. NJ. No. %
elected the following officers for the
ensueing year: Leon Weinberg, w. NJ
G.. M. Smith, S. w, Fred Lesesne, j
w. II. q. Huggins, Treasurer: E. j.
Browne, Secretary. The appointlVe
officers will be announced later
The appeal to the supreme court ic
the case against the county in the mat
ter of the alleged lynching of Marion
Cantey was argued Monday. Should
the court grant new trial it will have
to be heard again before Clarendon
Jury, and it is to be hoped that the evil
denee will disclose the fact that the
county should rot be held responsible.
The Pinewo Lodge Of Knights OF
Pythias contributed bale of cotton to
cotton to the Belgian relief fund. The
cotton was brought from Mr.. Rufus
Thames an aged confederate soldier at
ten cents per pound. The money helped
the old soldier, and the cotton when
sold viii buy food and raiment for a
number of people in the war ravaged
country of Belgium.
Mr.. j. Gentry, formerly general
secretary for Sunday School work in
Kentucky and now superintendent Of
the Baptist hospital in Columbia, viii
preach in the Clarendon Baptist church
at Alcolu next Sunday morning at
i1:30 a. m., and 7:30 p. N. Mr.. Gentry
is a layman with the unique distinction
of having taken a theological course OF
study. He is an expert on Sunday
School work and a fluent and able
speaker.
Has rural policeman jurisdiction in
the incorporated towns 10 the county?
This question has been put to US sew
eral times. The Act providing for ru-
raj police in Clarendon permits said
officer to act in any part OF the county
where he has reasons to suspect VIOLA
tions of the law, and he can make ar
rests without warrant if the violation
comes within his sight, or If it is a
freshly committed, violation OF the law
not in his view,it is his duty to procure
a warrant from the nearest Magistrate
for the arrest OF the violator-in all
cases whenever ne makes an arrest he
is to take the party before the nearest
Magistrate.
Rev. B. F. McLendon begins series
of meetings in Sumter today, and We
venture to say he will wake up things
in the Game Cock city. Before his
meetings end he will = aw crowds not
only from the city proper, but from the
surrounding country. There is some
thing about Mr.. McLendon which ap-
peals to the manly and womanly per-
sou. His sincerity, his earnestuess,
his boldness, and his evident concious-
ness of being engaged in the work OF
rescuing souls. The people who hear
him in Sumter will be amply repaid,
because be will leave behind trail OF
good accomplished.
The question of financing the county
without increasing the tax levy to a
burdeusome extent is a problem for
the delegation to solve. There exists a
deficit which must be met sooner or
later, but under present conditions it
will be bard to meet unless a bond
issue is provided for. When the COM
missioners have their January meeting
it is hoped they will be able to give to
the delegation statement that can be
relied upon and upon which they can
intelligentlY act. Between now and the
1st of January all persons holding
claims against the county should file
them in the commissioners Office so
that when the delegation meets with
the officials they will be able to furnish
a correct statement of the county's
indebtedness.
Mr.. J. A. Mood, OF Summerton, has
won the principal scholarship to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis. The al
terpates are A. B. Alexander, of Spar
tanburg; W. NJ. Martin, of Blackville,
apd C.. L. Hunter, of Trenton. Young
Mood is student at the citadel at pres
ent. Clarendon should feel proud Ct this
boy. It was the writer's privilege to be
in position to see something OF this
boy when ne was a page in the general
assembly, and it was the general senti-
mens then that he will have great
career. he will make good in the navy
because be has the character and abil-
ity to win. We hope to live to see the
day when this Clarendon boy will wear
the sword of an admiral of the United
States navy
The home of Mr.. "Jack" McFaddin,
about six miles west of Manning was
destroyed by fire last Wednesday after.
noon. Mr.. McFaddin was in his field
some distance away, and hands were
picking cotton near the house, Mrs
McFaddin was in Manning shopping
Nothing was saved. About three
weeks ago an attempt was made to sci
fire to this house. and it is thought by
many that this FIRE was the work of ar
incendiary. The building was two
story with eight rooms, built about
three years ago. Insurance on build
ing was $3.50 and on the contents $3.50
Mr.. McFaddin had leased the place tt
Mr.. James Haley for another year, ane
Mr.. Haley was nearby plowiag wher
the fire occurred. The loss is g heavy
one to Mr.. McFaddin as the insurance
will not cover the loss by a considerable