The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1914-10-07

Read The Million Dollar Mystery.
The extra session is now st work.
Don't forget The Million Dollar
Mystery at the Pastime on Tnesdays.
We want our readers to favor US with
reading the advertisements in this issue
Read the advertisement OF the Great
Bankrupt Sale put on by the Krasnof's
In Sumter.
C. D. Former, late candidate for
railroad commissioner was in Manning
last Friday.
Miss Mabel Todd is now engaged in
teaching the Harmony school IN the
Fork of Black River.
Mr.. Dan Hydrick, who has been the
local electrician, Left Monday TO accept
position ia Spareanburg.
Mrs. Aaron Abrams who had UNDER
gone surgical operation in Baltimore
has returned home very much lnproV.
ed in health.
Mr.. A. G. Heriot has resigned the
management of the cotton warehouse,
and Mr. Marion Williams is now act
ing in that capacity.
The hope of this courty now lies in
every farmer to plant tobacco, oats,
wheat and corn, raise hogs and cattle,
and other food stufts.
Mr. Roy McFaddin is now at home
with his parents aE Sardinia TO Speno
the winter. He expects to return TO
Wyoming next spring.
Died Sunday very suddenly Mr..
LAFAYETTE Watts, aged 50 years at Iur-
beville. The funeral took place at
Pine Grove church Monday.
There was quite cotton fire at Jor-
dan depot last Wednesday, in which
81 bales of cotton was destroyed. There
is no one who can tell how the FIRE got
into this cotton.
The meeting at Alcolu is still in
progress. The meeting will continue
through Sunday. The public is cord
Tally invited. There are forSy-three
accessious to the church so far.
When Manning gets the new rail-
road, and the farmers throughout the
northern and western portions. OF the
county plant tobacco, this will be one
OF the best markets IN the state.
The Times editor is in Columbia in
attendance upon the legislature, re-
eardIess of his aversion TO the extra
session. He does not believe anything
of practical value will be accomplished.
There will be medal contest in the
Jordan School building on Friday even-
ing the 9Th. There will also be box
party for the benefit OF the Jordan w.
C. T. q. The public is cordially in-
vited to attend.
Mr.. NJ. NJ. Krasnoff of New York
arrived in Manning Monday morning
to stay for the winter Mr.. KraSnoff
takes an optimistic view OF business,
affairs, and thinks their is q better day
coming soon.
Died last Wednesday at his home
near New Town in Sandy Grove town.
ship, Mr. -Reddih Robertson aged %
years. The funeral took place at
Horse Branch church Thursday after
noon, Rev. W. E. Gibbon conducted
the service.
Mr.. S. Earnest Evans, son OF Mr.. j.
S. Evans of Midway. who has been an
instructor in industrial work in Louis
anna college, has accepted s. govern.
ment demonstration position, and will
in the future work in Marlboro county.
His work will be in cooperation with
Clemson College.
Hon. David A. Bradham and family
arrived from Arkansas last Thursday
night to visit Mr.. Bradhan's parent:
near Bloomville. Major Bradham is q
prominent man of Warren, Ark. and q
member of the general assembly ot
that State. He is accompanied by hi:
wife and two little daughters.
The Bible class of the Manning
Methodist church will 60 ip body tc
Paxville to attend the services tha
will be begun at that place by Rev
3. F. McLendon. The people of tht
western part Of the county are fortunate
in securing the services of this Evange
list, and we have no doubt but that hi:
meetings will be great blessing.
The Colored Graded School opened
Monday with good enrolment. Abou
Is patrons of the school were presen
at the opening exercises, and enthu
slastic speeches were made by Ed
Walker, R. A. White, Eli Coe. Pau
Charles, Wash Stukes. and A. Collins
The salary of two additional teacher
IN the local is furnished by the Johl
F. Slater Fund.
The county supervisor has shown tn
writer letter from Hon. Jos. II. Bur
CESS of Summerton. in which he sug
eests that the road law be changed a
the extra session so the old law will b
put in operation. that is, to permi
work in lieu of the cash for road work
ing. We do not think there will
any legislation at this session, othe
than the purpose indicated in tn
governors proclamation, so far as W
are concerned we would not favor th
change proposed in the letter to tn